How Many People Are Named Kavya?
An estimated 2,055 people in the United States have the first name Kavya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kavya peaked in popularity in 2012 with 106 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kavya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kavya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kavya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,055
About 1 in 166,790 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
106 births
Total Registered
2,077
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kavya
Kavya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,077 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Kavya as a male name
Ranked #11,489 in 2010
6 male births in 2010
Peak: 2010 (6 births)
Kavya as a female name
Ranked #2,538 in 2024
70 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (106 births)
Kavya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kavya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 974 babies were registered. While Kavya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kavya by Decade
How has Kavya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kavya by State
Birth registrations for Kavya span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan. On average, about 75 Kavyas were registered per state.
Kavya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kavya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kavya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kavya?
We estimate approximately 2,055 people named Kavya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 166,790 Americans share this first name.
Is Kavya a common name?
Kavya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,077 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kavya most popular?
Kavya reached peak popularity in 2012, when 106 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kavya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kavya a female name?
Kavya is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kavya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kavya Smith, Kavya Johnson, Kavya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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