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Shivam

Boy

Meaning of Shivam: Sanskrit: 'auspicious'

Shivam is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3982nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3982

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,558

First recorded 1986 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 30 babies1994: 28 babies1995: 48 babies1996: 50 babies1997: 72 babies1998: 94 babies1999: 53 babies2000: 74 babies20002001: 73 babies2002: 44 babies2003: 60 babies2004: 47 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 41 babies2007: 47 babies2008: 51 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 59 babies20102011: 44 babies2012: 47 babies2013: 35 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 30 babies2019: 35 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 22 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Shivam per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 94.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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