Shivani
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,916 for girls
Shivani is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
What does Shivani mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Shivani a girl's or a boy's name?
Shivani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 20 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shivani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Shivani, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 100 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Shivani than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Shivani in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Shivani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 32 | #1,165 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,200 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 37 | #946 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2006 | 34 | #932 |
| 2005 | 29 | #982 |
| 2004 | 27 | #1,006 |
| 2003 | 46 | #675 |
| 2002 | 43 | #676 |
| 2001 | 43 | #658 |
| 2000 | 67 | #492 |
| 1999 | 75 | #458 |
| 1998 | 97 | #376 |
| 1997 | 100 | #377 |
| 1996 | 83 | #421 |
How popular is Shivani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,916th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Shivani, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. Its busiest year was 1998, with 132 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had fewer girls named Shivani than any year since 1983.
Half of all the girls named Shivani in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shivani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5,544 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3,437 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3,571 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3,313 |
| 2011 | 75 | #2,433 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,869 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,642 |
| 2008 | 73 | #2,557 |
| 2007 | 97 | #2,085 |
| 2006 | 98 | #2,016 |
| 2005 | 78 | #2,294 |
| 2004 | 97 | #1,924 |
| 2003 | 100 | #1,844 |
| 2002 | 119 | #1,563 |
| 2001 | 118 | #1,572 |
| 2000 | 111 | #1,586 |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,376 |
| 1998 | 132 | #1,328 |
| 1997 | 131 | #1,317 |
| 1996 | 120 | #1,387 |
| 1995 | 130 | #1,283 |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,683 |
| 1993 | 95 | #1,601 |
| 1992 | 74 | #1,889 |
| 1991 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1990 | 57 | #2,229 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
Names like Shivani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sanvi, Vaishnavi, Saanvi, Dhriti, Dhanvi, Tanvi, Yashvi, Avani, Sharvi, Shanvi, Kashvi, Priya
Names related to Shivani
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, “Shivani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shivani, updated 20 October 2026.