Is Shiv a boy or girl name?
Shiv is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 92 boys were named Shiv, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,101 US babies named Shiv were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,784
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shiv since 1984
- 2,101
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 92 babies
Boys and girls named Shiv, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 92 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 91 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 88 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 69 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 73 | #1,975 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 78 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 82 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 73 | #1,998 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 70 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,168 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 69 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 58 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 51 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,529 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,352 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,440 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,435 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,742 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,485 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,666 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,821 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,433 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,171 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shiv reached #1,748 in 2014. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shiv
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.