Shivam
Shivam was the 4121st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1285th with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,484 places. More babies were named Shivam in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,121 boys, down 567 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199894 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,558babies recorded
Shivam popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,121 | 26 |
| 2020 | #3,554 | 31 |
| 2010 | #2,234 | 59 |
| 2000 | #1,605 | 74 |
| 1990 | #4,635 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shivam, counting every spelling?
Shivam has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shivam?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shivam (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shivam 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shivam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shivam?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Shivam are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 28. That makes Shivam 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.
Shivam by state
How common Shivam was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
These names rose and fell in step with Shivam: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shivam, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shivam
How popular is the name Shivam?
Shivam was the 4121st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1285th with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,484 places. More babies were named Shivam in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Shivam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shivam in the US.
Where is Shivam most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shivam was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys).