Shivan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHIV-en
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Shivan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “auspicious; of Shiva”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Shivan 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 Shivan a girl's or a boy's name?
Shivan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shivan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Shivan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 boys.
2025 had more boys named Shivan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Shivan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Shivan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Shivan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Shivan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Shivan, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Shivan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were given Shivan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,661, up from #7,675 for this spelling alone.
Shivan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Nicknames for Shivan
- Shiv 35 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shivan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Avyaan, Arjan, Yuvraj, Viraj, Aviraj, Krishiv, Veer, Siddharth, Nirvaan, Prithvi
Other spellings of Shivan
Names related to Shivan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh, Veda, India
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, “Shivan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shivan, updated 20 October 2026.