Boys' name · since 2001
Shiven
Shiven has 495 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,769 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
495 babies have been named Shiven since 2001, making it today's #5769 boys' name.
Shiven has 495 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5769 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,938 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,769 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 495 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiven ranks #7,938 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,769 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 495 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,769 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shiven's 495 recorded births place it above 82.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shiven compares
495 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Shiven's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shiven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 495 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shiven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shiven's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shiven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shiven by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (237 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Shiven's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shiven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
237 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 237 births (48% of all-time use).
Shiven by state
Where Shiven concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 10.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 26 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
54 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shiven's data
- Shiven's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (237 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shivens (54 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 Shiven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Shiven 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.