Kavya

“Poetry; a classical Sanskrit literary style” — Sanskrit origin

Girl's name · #2393 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Kavya's best rank, #1896, came in 2012; it has settled back to #2393 today. Roughly 2,100 girls have been named Kavya since 1987.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,800 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kavyas

Among 17 notable people named Kavya:

Entertainers appear 3.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kavya Madhavan, Indian actress.

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