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Shivan

100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Shivan has been given to about 210 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 202
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shivan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 15
  • Born in 202510
  • All time210
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Shivan?

Its best year was 2023, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 6172nd. The typical living American called Shivan is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Shivan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ivan0.75
  2. Sullivan0.72
  3. Sheridan0.67
  4. Stevan0.68
  5. Brian0.62
  6. Stefan0.64
  7. Ian0.62
  8. Hyman0.64

Middle names for Shivan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shivan John0.77
  2. Shivan Lee0.77
  3. Shivan Bryce0.76
  4. Shivan Ross0.76
  5. Shivan Quinn0.76
  6. Shivan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Shivan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cielosister · 0.78
  2. Kaelisister · 0.78
  3. Andiesister · 0.77
  4. Jahmirbrother · 0.77
  5. Calumbrother · 0.76
  6. Bridgerbrother · 0.76

Where Shivan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shivan Anderson0.74
    2. Shivan White0.72
    3. Shivan Reyes0.72
    4. Shivan Moore0.72
    5. Shivan Lee0.72
    6. Shivan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shivan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.