Is Kavya a boy or girl name?
Kavya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 0 boys were named Kavya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 2,077 US babies named Kavya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,538
- Babies named Kavya since 1987
- 2,077
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 106 babies
Boys and girls named Kavya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,538 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,428 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,614 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,522 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,511 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,050 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,946 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,062 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,044 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,033 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,964 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,085 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,895 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,184 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,489 | 97 | #2,051 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,278 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,568 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,412 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,616 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,690 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,363 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,264 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,656 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,896 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,046 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,402 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,431 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,021 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,172 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,121 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,013 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,555 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,498 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,752 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,490 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kavya reached #11,489 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #1,895 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.