Girls' name · since 1975
Shivani
Shivani has 2,869 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,869
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shivani currently ranks #5977 among girls' names in America, with 2,869 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Shivani recorded 2,869 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #5977 nationally today, ahead of 65% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,977 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,869 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shivani ranks #3,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,977 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,869 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,869
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shivani's 2,869 recorded births place it above 94.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shivani compares
2,869 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Shivani's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shivani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,869 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shivani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shivani's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 132, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shivani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Shivani by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,013 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Shivani's strongest decade.
1,013 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Shivani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 248
1980s
248 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,013 births
- 2000s
2000s
960 births
- 2010s
2010s
473 births
- 2020s 145
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,013 births (35% of all-time use).
How Shivani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shivani's total volume
Shivani by state
Where Shivani concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 523 | 18.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 293 | 10.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 226 | 7.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 161 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 141 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 42 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 39 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 34 | 1.2% |
523 of 2,869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Shivani appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shivani's data
- Shivani's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,013 total births); usage has since declined to 145 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shivanis (523 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 Shivani: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Shivani 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.