| Anvi | Kavya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | one who follows or seeks; goddess-linked | poetry, a poem |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AN-vee | KAAV-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1987 |
| Peak year | 2025 (126) | 2012 (106) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 75 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Anvi | Kavya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 489 | 425 |
| 2010s | 704 | 968 |
| 2000s | 226 | 614 |
| 1990s | 0 | 133 |
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
A modern Indian name, glossed from Sanskrit anu-vi as 'one who follows/seeks', and also claimed as an epithet of Parvati or Lakshmi. Sources disagree and no classical etymology is firmly fixed; meaning unsettled.
From Sanskrit kavya (काव्य), 'poetry, a poem, poetic composition', related to kavi 'poet, seer'. Well established.
Kavya is more popular than Anvi today: about 75 US babies were given the name Kavya in 2025, compared with 0 named Anvi.
Anvi means one who follows or seeks; goddess-linked (sanskrit origin), while Kavya means poetry, a poem (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Anvi first appears in 0 and Kavya in 1987, so Anvi has the longer recorded history.