Unisex name · since 1982

Sivan

644 babies named Sivan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,068 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,252 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
644
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade

644 babies have been named Sivan since 1982, making it today's #7252 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Sivan recorded 644 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #7252 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.

  • #10,068 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,252 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 644 born since 1982
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sivan ranks #10,068 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,252 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 644 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.

#10,068 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,252 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
644
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58%
Sivan vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sivan's 644 recorded births place it above 86.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Sivan compares

644 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Sivan's all-time total is 71% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sivan Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 644 376 567,345
Peak-year births 29 21 19,840

Sivan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sivan's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Sivan popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
29
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
010203040 198219881994200020062012201820242025 15

Sivan popularity over time - boys

83 total births recorded since 1992 (Sivan as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 83 births
468101214 1992199820012004201520202024 5

Sivan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (171 births, 27% of the file).

2000s was Sivan's strongest decade.

171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Sivan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 171 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Sivan compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sivan's total volume

Sivan vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 020406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -109, 5%-33, 8.1%-64, 4.8%-47, 6.2%-109, 7.5%-47, 5.1%-20, 18.2%-31, 6.7%-47, 6%-40, 5.9%-32, 5.3%-109, 4.3%-68, 4%-56, 4.4%-29, 7%Sivan-44, 4.5%Sivan
Sivan vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Sivan by state

Where Sivan concentrates geographically, total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sivan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
100 15.5%
#2 New York
81 12.6%
#3 Florida
5 0.8%
California share of Sivan's total US births 15.5%
Even split

100 of 644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sivan?
644 babies have been named Sivan since 1982. All-time, it sits at #10,068 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,252 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 29 births.
Where does Sivan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sivan ranks #10,068 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,252 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sivan most popular?
Sivan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Sivan most popular?
The top states for the name Sivan are California (100 births), New York (81 births), Florida (5 births).
Is Sivan a unisex name?
Yes, Sivan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 644 births, and as a boy's name it has 83 births.
How long has the name Sivan been used?
Sivan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 44 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sivan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sivani, Sivi, Sivana. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sivan's data

  • Sivan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (171 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Sivans (100 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.

Keep exploring Sivan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sivan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–2025 (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 Sivan 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.