Shivan — #11292 US boys' name
200 babies named Shivan in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 21% of names given to boys today.
26% of everyone ever named Shivan was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Shivan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shivan
The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Shivan between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shivan currently holds the #11292 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shivan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shivan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shivan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 200 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Shivan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shivan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
Currently ranks #11292 among boys.
200 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 15 births in a single year.
Shivan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 52 births that decade — 26% of Shivan's all-time total
Shivan decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 52 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Shivan's strongest decade
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.