Girls' name · since 1988
Shivali
Shivali has 208 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shivali sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 208 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Shivali recorded 208 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2017.
- #19,441 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shivali ranks #19,441 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shivali's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shivali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shivali's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shivali popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2017
- Peak year (2008)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Shivali by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (90 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Shivali's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shivali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 90 births (43% of all-time use).
Shivali by state
Where Shivali concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 208 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shivali's data
- Shivali's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2010s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shivalis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shivali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shivali draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.