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Shiv

Shiv holds the #1753 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 92 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1962 in 2020 to #1753 today. Its strongest year on record was 2014 (#1730 nationally, 87 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1984. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#576 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1753
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1730
in 2014 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
92
boys named Shiv

Shiv popularity, 1880–2025

0.001%0.003%0.004%0.006%18801900192019401960198020002020#1730 in 2014
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2014

Where Shiv is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025MI—New York: #1410 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1410Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025IA—Illinois: #935 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#935Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025PA—New Jersey: #576 (12 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NJ#576Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025CT—California: #1438 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1438Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025AL—Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025HI—Texas: #2574 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2574Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Shiv in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#576), Illinois (#935), Georgia (#1096)

Uniqueness score

64/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Shiv in the most recent year of SSA data.

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