Recorded 1988–2025 Boys' name Peak 1997 46 births

Shivang — boys' name

46 babies named Shivang in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

46 boys have been named Shivang since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

46
total births
1988–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Shivang was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shivang in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shivang

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Shivang between 1988 and 2025, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shivang currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shivang performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shivang shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shivang 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 46 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.

Shivang at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

46

Since 1988

38 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1988

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2025

Shivang popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1988

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Shivang by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 43% of Shivang's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shivang?
46 babies have been named Shivang since 1988. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Shivang most popular?
Shivang was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Shivang been used?
Shivang has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 38 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Shivang?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shimon, Shia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1988–2025 (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.