Shivin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHIV-en
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
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Shivin is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “auspicious; of Shiva”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Shivin 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 Shivin a girl's or a boy's name?
Shivin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shivin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Shivin, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Shivin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Shivin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
How popular is Shivin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,449among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 157% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Shivin, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. It first appears in the records in 2015.
2025 had the most boys named Shivin of any year since it first appeared, in 2015.
Half of all the boys named Shivin in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were given Shivin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,661, up from #3,449 for this spelling alone.
Shivin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
Nicknames for Shivin
- Shiv 35 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shivin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan Aarav Vihaan Aviraj Krishiv Yuvraj Nirvaan Ivaan Yuvaan Viraj Gurbaaz Veer
Other spellings of Shivin
Names related to Shivin
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, “Shivin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shivin, updated 20 October 2026.