Shivali
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shih-VAH-lee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Shivali is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shivali come from?
Sanskrit: Indian name based on Shiva (Sanskrit shiva, 'auspicious')
Is Shivali a girl's or a boy's name?
Shivali is a girls' name.
How popular is Shivali in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 5 girls.
Shivali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Shivali in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Shivali in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shivali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
Names like Shivali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sanvi, Saanvi, Vaishnavi, Dhriti, Dhanvi, Aadhini, Yashvi, Avani, Krishvi, Tanvi, Kashvi, Sharvi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Shivali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shivali, updated 20 October 2026.