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“Variant of Shiva” — Sanskrit origin
Boy's name · #1766 in the US (2025) · Trending
Shiv is climbing: on the charts since 1984, it is ranked #1766 in 2025, with about 90 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,200 have carried it all-time.
Around the world: about 1 in 6,600 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,800 boys in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 123 notable people named Shiv:
Business leaders appear 3.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shiv Nadar, Indian businessman.
Similar names: Krishna · Zahir · Raghav · Sahil · Shivansh · Shaan
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