How Many People Are Named Shiva?
people named Shiva are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 421,436 people in the US has this name
Based on 827 babies named Shiva in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shiva, 34.2% were girls and 65.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Shiva fell from 73.5% in the 1980s to 20.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shiva alive today is about 21 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shiva first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 2021, to 30 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shiva has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,852, in 1997. In 2025 it ranked #4,369. Among girls, its best rank was #6,639, in 1983.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,369 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,852 (1997) | #6,639 (1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,180 in the 2000s | #8,003 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shiva alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shiva were born in California than in any other state: about 74 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shiva was given about 5.5 times as often in California.
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