Siva — #9481 US boys' name
56 babies named Siva in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 33% of names given to boys today.
61% of everyone ever named Siva was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Siva in 2013 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Siva
The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Siva between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Siva currently holds the #9481 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Siva performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Siva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Siva 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 56 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.
Siva at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Siva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003
- Peak year (2013)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
Currently ranks #9481 among boys.
56 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2013 with 9 births in a single year.
Siva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 34 births that decade — 61% of Siva's all-time total
Siva decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 14 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Siva's strongest decade
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 61% of all-time use.
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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, 2003–2024 (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.