Shivaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHIV-en
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,395 for boys
Shivaan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “auspicious; of Shiva”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Shivaan mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Shiven; built on Shiva
“auspicious; of Shiva”
Built on Shiva, the Hindu god, whose name means 'auspicious' in Sanskrit.
Meaning borrowed from Shiven.
Is Shivaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Shivaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shivaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Shivaan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shivaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Shivaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Shivaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
How popular is Shivaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Shivaan, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Shivaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were given Shivaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,661, up from #4,395 for this spelling alone.
Shivaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Nicknames for Shivaan
- Shiv 35 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shivaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Aarav Avyaan Ivaan Nirvaan Yuvaan Aviraj Vivaan Yuvraj Krishiv Veer Viraj
Other spellings of Shivaan
Names related to Shivaan
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Shivansh Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shivaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shivaan, updated 20 October 2026.