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Shivani

Girl

Meaning of Shivani: Sanskrit: 'part of goddess Parvati'

Shivani is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5768th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5768

20 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,869

First recorded 1975 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 31 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 36 babies1990: 57 babies19901991: 58 babies1992: 74 babies1993: 95 babies1994: 88 babies1995: 130 babies1996: 120 babies1997: 131 babies1998: 132 babies1999: 128 babies2000: 111 babies20002001: 118 babies2002: 119 babies2003: 100 babies2004: 97 babies2005: 78 babies2006: 98 babies2007: 97 babies2008: 73 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 60 babies20102011: 75 babies2012: 49 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 43 babies2015: 39 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 25 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 33 babies2025: 20 babies
US babies named Shivani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 132.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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