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Shiv

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Meaning of Shiv: Sanskrit: 'auspicious one'

Shiv is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1765th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 945th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1765

92 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#945

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,193

First recorded 1984 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 28 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 45 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 45 babies2000: 51 babies20002001: 49 babies2002: 59 babies2003: 58 babies2004: 64 babies2005: 58 babies2006: 69 babies2007: 79 babies2008: 71 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 67 babies20102011: 61 babies2012: 68 babies2013: 70 babies2014: 87 babies2015: 73 babies2016: 82 babies2017: 78 babies2018: 69 babies2019: 64 babies2020: 73 babies20202021: 69 babies2022: 88 babies2023: 91 babies2024: 92 babies2025: 92 babies
US babies named Shiv per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 92.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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