Boys' name · since 1988
Shivang
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.
- #22,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,545 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 46
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
46 babies have been named Shivang since 1988, making it today's #12545 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shivang has been recorded 46 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #12545 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #22,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,545 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 46 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shivang ranks #22,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,545 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 46 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,545 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 46
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shivang's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shivang compares
46 16th percentile among 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
Shivang's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shivang | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shivang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shivang's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shivang popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shivang by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (20 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Shivang's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shivang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
9 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shivang's data
- Shivang's decade-level peak was the 1990s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shivang: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Shivang 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.