| Kavya | Aaradhya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | poetry, a poem | worshipped, one to be adored |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | KAAV-yah | ah-RAAD-hyah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1987 | 2012 |
| Peak year | 2012 (106) | 2016 (102) |
| In 2025 | 75 | 74 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Kavya | Aaradhya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 425 | 389 |
| 2010s | 968 | 648 |
| 2000s | 614 | 0 |
| 1990s | 133 | 0 |
| 1980s | 6 | 0 |
From Sanskrit kavya (काव्य), 'poetry, a poem, poetic composition', related to kavi 'poet, seer'. Well established.
From Sanskrit aradhya (आराध्य), 'to be worshipped, worthy of adoration'. A devotional epithet that surged in modern Indian usage.
Kavya is more popular than Aaradhya today: about 75 US babies were given the name Kavya in 2025, compared with 74 named Aaradhya.
Kavya means poetry, a poem (sanskrit origin), while Aaradhya means worshipped, one to be adored (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Kavya first appears in 1987 and Aaradhya in 2012, so Kavya has the longer recorded history.