Shiven
Boy · SHIV-en · Sanskrit
Shiven is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “auspicious; of Shiva”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Shiven mean?
Sanskrit: built on Shiva
“auspicious; of Shiva”
Built on Shiva, the Hindu god, whose name means 'auspicious' in Sanskrit.
- Say it
- SHIV-en
Is Shiven a girl's or a boy's name?
Shiven is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shiven in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Shiven, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shiven in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Shiven or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Shiven in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Shiven in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Shiven, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Shiven in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were given Shiven or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,661, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
Shiven in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
Nicknames for Shiven
- Shiv 35 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shiven
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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