Recorded 1956–2022 Girls' name Peak 1965 65 births

Shivaun — girls' name

65 babies named Shivaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

65 girls have been named Shivaun since 1956, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2022.

65
total births
1956–2022
years on record
1960s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Shivaun was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

9 babies were named Shivaun in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shivaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Shivaun between 1956 and 2022, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shivaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shivaun performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shivaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shivaun 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 65 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.

Shivaun at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

65

Since 1956

67 years of records

Peak year

1965

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1956

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2022

Shivaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1956

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1965)
9
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Shivaun by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
25 births that decade — 38% of Shivaun's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shivaun?
65 babies have been named Shivaun since 1956. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1965 with 9 births.
When was Shivaun most popular?
Shivaun was most popular in the 1960s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Shivaun been used?
Shivaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 67 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Shivaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1956–2022 (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.