US rank #3877 Boys' name Peak 2024 167 births

Shivay — #3877 US boys' name

167 babies named Shivay in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s612020s106
#3877
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Shivay was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

29 babies were named Shivay in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shivay

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Shivay between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shivay currently holds the #3877 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shivay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shivay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shivay in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shivay 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 167 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.

Shivay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

167

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2024

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,877

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shivay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
29
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
010203040 202420232022202120202019201820172016 6

Shivay by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
106 births that decade — 63% of Shivay's all-time total
2010s612020s106

Shivay by state

Where Shivay concentrates geographically — total births since 2016

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shivay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.0%
#2 New Jersey
5 3.0%
#3 New York
5 3.0%
California share of Shivay's total US births 3.0%
Even split

5 of 167 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shivay?
167 babies have been named Shivay since 2016. It currently ranks #3877 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 29 births.
When was Shivay most popular?
Shivay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Shivay most popular?
The top states for the name Shivay are California (5 births), New Jersey (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Shivay been used?
Shivay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shivay?
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.

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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, 2016–2024 (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.