Kavi
Masculine · “poet”
Kavi is given to both — 929 boys and 39 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Kavi is a poet in Sanskrit — and the word originally meant a seer, someone who perceives, before it meant one who writes.
How old is the name Kavi?
Kavi first appears in US birth records in 1984 — 41 years ago. The typical Kavi is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 900 people named Kavi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kavi most popular?
Kavi peaked in 2024, reaching #2190 nationally. Today it ranks #2230, 40 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.
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Where it comes from
From kavi to Kavi
The story of Kavi
In the Rigveda a kavi is a seer whose insight is expressed in verse — the composing and the perceiving are one act, and the later narrowing to 'poet' loses that. The Avestan cognate names a line of rulers. Kavi is a standard Indian given name and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
poet, seer, wise one
From the Sanskrit kavi, 'poet', 'sage' or 'seer', from a root meaning to perceive. The Avestan cognate kavi names a class of rulers or priests. In Vedic usage the kavi is one who sees truth, not merely one who versifies. The Sanskrit is documented.
How the name formed
- kavi
- Kavi
Related forms: कवि · Kavi · Kavi
Pronouncing Kavi
KAH-vee
Two syllables, stress on the first. Hindi gives the v a sound between English v and w.
Nicknames for Kavi
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1984
- Most boys named
- 202466 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2190reached in 2024
- Change vs 2024
- −4.5%63 in 2025, from 66
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kavi in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- कवि in Sanskrit — transliteration
- Kavi in Hindi — same name
- Kavi in Avestan — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, New Jersey.
Kavis among us
people named Kavi are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 27,112 born in 2025 was named Kavi
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Shant test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Kavi's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Shant climbed just as high around 1991, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Shant's path sketches the road Kavi is walking now.
Kavi sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Kavi is headed
Kavi looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 35% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Kavi beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Kavi in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That a poet was first a seer is a first-rate piece of Sanskrit.
- The meaning is dignified and transparent.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- It reads as specifically Indian.
- Kavi and Cavi look alike in transliteration.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
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Masculine · #2230 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Kavis are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Kavi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kavi in 2025?
- Kavi ranks #2230 among US boy names in 2025, with 63 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Kavi?
- About 1 in every 27,112 US boys born in 2025 was named Kavi — 63 in all.
- Will my child share the name Kavi with classmates?
- Kavi will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Kavi
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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