Given name & surname
Kaveri
“from the sacred river”
Kaveri is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “from the sacred river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “from the sacred river.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaveri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 122
- 0 boys · 122 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,313 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,313 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 280 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaveri’s family of names
Kaveri has a related form in Kauverea. Kaveri has a related form in Kauveree. Kaveri has a related form in Kauverey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kaveryvariant
- Kauvereavariant
- Kauvereevariant
- Kauvereyvariant
- Kauveryvariant
- Kavereavariant
- Kavereevariant
- Kavereyvariant
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People named Kaveri
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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