Shiva
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#4249
recorded as boys
Up 1,194 since 2024
Babies in 2025
24
boys 24
Peak year
2025
24 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
827
since 1968
Born a Shiva? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Shiva was most popular in 2025, when 24 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.01 per 1,000). In 2025, 24 babies were named Shiva, ranking #4249 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 43%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 24 | 4249 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12161 | 17 | 5443 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 23 | 4456 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10383 | 12 | 6828 |
| 2021 | 6 | 13464 | 24 | 4247 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12142 | 12 | 6620 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 13 | 6406 |
| 2018 | 6 | 13793 | 20 | 4739 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 13 | 6338 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 13 | 6349 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 7 | 9568 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11931 | 15 | 5733 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 15 | 5659 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 16 | 5482 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 8 | 8767 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11246 | 13 | 6359 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 11 | 7236 |
| 2008 | 7 | 13832 | 10 | 7698 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11630 | 17 | 5210 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 15 | 5525 |
| 2005 | 6 | 14502 | 19 | 4464 |
| 2004 | 5 | 16099 | 11 | 6520 |
| 2003 | 5 | 15784 | 17 | 4616 |
| 2002 | 6 | 13595 | 22 | 3794 |
| 2001 | 7 | 12056 | 20 | 3974 |
| 2000 | 8 | 10745 | 16 | 4573 |
| 1999 | 8 | 10345 | 13 | 5035 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9260 | 13 | 4873 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 18 | 3738 |
| 1996 | 12 | 7130 | 12 | 4878 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 12 | 4791 |
| 1994 | 7 | 10569 | 9 | 5868 |
| 1993 | 13 | 6622 | 8 | 6228 |
| 1992 | 7 | 10479 | 7 | 6670 |
| 1991 | 11 | 7430 | 12 | 4476 |
| 1990 | 8 | 9247 | 9 | 5382 |
| 1989 | 7 | 9681 | 8 | 5615 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8391 | 6 | 6426 |
| 1987 | 10 | 6788 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | 8523 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | 7563 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | 7398 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 10 | 6212 | 7 | 4907 |
| 1982 | 8 | 7469 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | 6804 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 6 | 5525 |
| 1979 | 6 | 9010 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 7 | 7649 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | 8156 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 8324 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1969 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | 7016 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 34% · boys 66% across all years