How Many People Are Named Shiv?
An estimated 2,076 people in the United States have the first name Shiv. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Shiv peaked in popularity in 2024 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shiv as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shiv paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Shiv is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,076
About 1 in 165,103 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2024
92 births
Total Registered
2,101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shiv
Shiv is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,101 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shiv as a male name
Ranked #1,784 in 2024
92 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (92 births)
Shiv: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shiv span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 719 babies were registered. While Shiv is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shiv by Decade
How has Shiv tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shiv by State
Birth registrations for Shiv span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Ohio, North Carolina. On average, about 91 Shivs were registered per state.
Shiv + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shiv as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shiv
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shiv: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shiv?
We estimate approximately 2,076 people named Shiv are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 165,103 Americans share this first name.
Is Shiv a common name?
Shiv is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shiv most popular?
Shiv reached peak popularity in 2024, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shiv is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shiv a male name?
Shiv is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shiv Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shiv Smith, Shiv Johnson, Shiv Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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