How Many People Are Named Shivani?
An estimated 2,782 people in the United States have the first name Shivani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Shivani peaked in popularity in 1998 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shivani 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 Shivani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,782
About 1 in 123,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1998
132 births
Total Registered
2,849
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shivani
Shivani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,849 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shivani as a female name
Ranked #4,355 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (132 births)
Shivani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shivani span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,013 babies were registered. Shivani has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shivani by Decade
How has Shivani 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.
Shivani by State
Birth registrations for Shivani span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in Maryland, Arizona, Ohio. On average, about 111 Shivanis were registered per state.
Shivani + Last Name Combinations
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Shivani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shivani?
We estimate approximately 2,782 people named Shivani 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 123,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Shivani a common name?
Shivani is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,849 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shivani most popular?
Shivani reached peak popularity in 1998, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shivani is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shivani a female name?
Shivani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shivani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shivani Smith, Shivani Johnson, Shivani 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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