How Many People Are Named Shivam?
An estimated 1,510 people in the United States have the first name Shivam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Shivam peaked in popularity in 1998 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shivam 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 Shivam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,510
About 1 in 226,990 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1998
94 births
Total Registered
1,532
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shivam
Shivam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,532 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shivam as a male name
Ranked #3,667 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (94 births)
Shivam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shivam span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 534 babies were registered. Shivam has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shivam by Decade
How has Shivam 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.
Shivam by State
Birth registrations for Shivam span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Illinois. The lowest are in Michigan, Florida, Georgia. On average, about 87 Shivams were registered per state.
Shivam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shivam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shivam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shivam?
We estimate approximately 1,510 people named Shivam 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 226,990 Americans share this first name.
Is Shivam a common name?
Shivam is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,532 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shivam most popular?
Shivam reached peak popularity in 1998, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shivam is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shivam a male name?
Shivam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shivam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shivam Smith, Shivam Johnson, Shivam 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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