Kashvi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAASH-vee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,460 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,902 for girls
Kashvi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “shining, luminous”. In 2025 it ranked 1,460th for girls in the UK (22 babies) and 3,902nd for girls in the US (37 babies).
What does Kashvi mean?
Sanskrit: modern Indian name
“shining, luminous”
Usually derived from the Sanskrit root kas, 'to shine', the same root traditionally linked with Kashi, an ancient name of Varanasi.
Is Kashvi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kashvi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 girls in the UK and 37 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kashvi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,460among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 291% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were named Kashvi, making it the 1,460th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Kashvi of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Kashvi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were given Kashvi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,058, up from #1,460 for this spelling alone.
- Kashvi 22
- Kaashvi 7
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,407th in England and Wales.
Kashvi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,460 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Kashvi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,902among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 43,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 37 girls in the US were named Kashvi, making it the 3,902nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,734th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 50 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Kashvi in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 57 girls in the US were given Kashvi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,400, up from #3,902 for this spelling alone.
- Kashvi 37
- Kaashvi 20
Kashvi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,902 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4,113 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3,225 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4,829 |
| 2020 | 39 | #3,734 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3,478 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 36 | #4,106 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Names like Kashvi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Krishvi Dhriti Sanvi Vaani Dhanvi Yashvi Anvi Aarvi Prisha Tanvi Aashvi
Other spellings of Kashvi
Names related to Kashvi
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kashvi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kashvi, updated 20 October 2026.