Boys' name · since 1997
Shravan
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 337 babies named Shravan, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 337
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shravan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 337 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Shravan recorded 337 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #9,968 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 337 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shravan ranks #9,968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 337 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 337
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shravan's 337 recorded births place it above 78.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shravan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shravan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shravan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
337 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 24 births in a single year.
Shravan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (170 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Shravan's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shravan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
170 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 170 births (50% of all-time use).
Shravan decade highlights
- Peak decade 170 births
- Runner-up 114 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Shravan by state
Where Shravan concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 8.9% |
30 of 337 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 8.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Shravan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shravans (30 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 Shravan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Shravan 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.
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