Kavya
Kavya is a female given name: 100% of people named Kavya are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 6 male / 1,525 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kavya
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kavya," in English, "Guten Tag Kavya," in German. Kavya is a female given name: about 100% of people named Kavya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kavya,
German
Guten Tag Kavya,
French
Bonjour Kavya,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kavya:
Chinese
Kavya您好：
Japanese
Kavya様
English
Hi Kavya,
German
Hi Kavya,
French
Salut Kavya,
Spanish
Hola Kavya,
Chinese
Kavya你好：
Japanese
Kavyaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
6 male · 1,525 female · 1,531 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kavya a male or female name?
Kavya is a female given name: 100% of people named Kavya are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Kavya in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kavya," in English, "Guten Tag Kavya," in German. Kavya is a female given name: about 100% of people named Kavya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Kavya a unisex name?
Kavya is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Kavya are men. Kavya leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Kavya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kavya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kavya,
title = {Is Kavya a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kavya},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}