Given name

Shivan

Shivan is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Shivan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Shivan through the years

Babies since 1880
210
210 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2023
15 babies
2025
10
#8,149 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+25%
Rising
02.557.51020002025Highest share 20235.9
Shivan in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1986–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,149 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 322 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

ShivanShiva

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Shivan

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Shivan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Ilman

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Sahan

“resembling a falcon”

19Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Kivaan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Kaicyn

17Very rareRising fast

94% boys · 6% girls

Modern

Samarpan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Cilian

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Jarvin

11Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Shivan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Shivan

A sister for Shivan