Boys' name · since 1986
Shivam
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 1,558 babies named Shivam, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,558
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shivam is the #4089 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,558 recorded since 1986.
Shivam has 1,558 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4089 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #3,847 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,089 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,558 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shivam ranks #3,847 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,089 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,558 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,558
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shivam's 1,558 recorded births place it above 91.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shivam compares
1,558 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shivam's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shivam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,558 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shivam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shivam splits its recorded history at 2006: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shivam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Shivam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (534 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Shivam's strongest decade.
534 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shivam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
444 births
- 2000s
2000s
534 births
- 2010s
2010s
400 births
- 2020s 150
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 534 births (34% of all-time use).
How Shivam compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shivam's total volume
Shivam by state
Where Shivam concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 239 | 15.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 226 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 89 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 60 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 45 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 30 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
239 of 1,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Shivam's data
- Shivam's decade-level peak was the 2000s (534 total births); usage has since declined to 150 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shivams (239 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 Shivam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Shivam 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.