Shiv
Shiv was the 1766th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1749th; the most babies were born in 2024 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved up 232 places. More babies were named Shiv in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,766 boys, up 210 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202492 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,193babies recorded
Shiv popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,766 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,976 | 73 |
| 2010 | #2,052 | 67 |
| 2000 | #2,011 | 51 |
| 1990 | #5,742 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shiv, counting every spelling?
Shiv has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shiv?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shiv (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shiv born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shiv.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shiv?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Shiv are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Shiv mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shiv by state
How common Shiv was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.3×), Illinois (2.1×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Shiv
How popular is the name Shiv?
Shiv was the 1766th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1749th; the most babies were born in 2024 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved up 232 places. More babies were named Shiv in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shiv a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shiv in the US.
Where is Shiv most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shiv was most common in New Jersey (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and California.