Given name

Shivansh

Shivansh is a masculine given name from Sanskrit.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Shivansh comes from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sanskrit शिवांश.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Shivansh through the years

Babies since 1880
1,229
1,229 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2025
168 babies
2025
168
#1,211 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+35%
Rising
02550751002025Highest share 202598
Shivansh in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, 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.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNew Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New Jersey (11), Maryland (6), Kentucky (5), Virginia (7), Pennsylvania (9).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 168 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,211 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (27).

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

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