Kaveh
About Kaveh
Probably most familiar to those in the west through Kaveh Rastegar, Grammy award-winning guitarist, Kaveh is an Iranian name with a long history and would translate well into English-speaking countries.
Pronounced kah-VEH.
As of October 2026, Kaveh ranked #6642 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2623 in 1983.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Kaveh on lists
Famous Kavehs
- Kaveh Golestan
b.1950, Iranian photographer who documented chemical attacks during the Iran,Iraq War
- Kaveh Pahlavan
b. 1951, Iranian,American scientist
- Kaveh Farrokh
b.1962, Canadian,Iranian writer
- Kaveh Alizadeh
b.1966, Iranian,American plastic surgeon and recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- Kaveh Rastegar
b.1975, Grammy,nominated Iranian,American bass guitarist and composer
- Kaveh Mazaheri
b. 1981, Iranian director and screenwriter
- Kaveh Madani
b. 1981, Iranian scientist and environmental activist
- Kaveh Mousavi
b.1985, Iranian hammer thrower
- Kaveh Mehrabi
b.1992, Former Iranian professional badminton player
- Kaveh Afagh
b. 1983, Iranian rock musician
- Kaveh Akbar
b.1989, Iranian,American poet and scholar
- Kaveh Rezaei
b.1992, Iranian footballer
Kaveh in pop culture
- Kaveh the Blacksmith
character in the Shahnameh and a symbol of resistance to tyranny
- Kaveh Tehran BC
Basketball team
- Kaveh
an Iranian literary journal from 1916 to 1922
- Kaveh
character in the game "Genshin Impact"