Given name & surname · also Indian
Kavi
“a great poetess”·“a poetic man”
Kavi is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a great poetess” (Indian) and “a poetic man” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a great poetess” (Indian) and “a poetic man” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Indian and Hindi naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kavi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 968
- 929 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 72 babies
- 2025
- 69
- #2,244 for boys · #14,054 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +81%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 63 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,244 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 73.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 846 as a first name in 2020; 146 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kavi’s family of names
Kavi has a related form in Kavita. Kavi has a related form in Kavian. Kavi has a related form in Kavea.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kavitavariant
- Kavienvariant
- Kavianvariant
- Kavyvariant
- Kavyanandvariant
- Kavirajvariant
- Kavindravariant
- Kaveavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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