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Shiv

Rank in 2024
#1,772
Born in 2024
92
Peak year
2024 · #1772
Origin
Sanskrit

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 92 boys were named Shiv, about 1 in every 18,645.
  • 2024 is its biggest year on record.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1984.
  • 2,101 boys have been named Shiv since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Shiv per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. 0
    Silent
  3. 0
    Boomers
  4. 0
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 209 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 956 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 936 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Variant of Shiva, from Sanskrit शिव (Śivá, “the auspicious one”). ==== Proper noun ==== Shiv A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.

  • A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Siobhan.
Origin
Sanskrit
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From Wiktionary’s entry for Shiv, CC BY-SA 4.0.