Given name
Shivon
“one who is openminded”
Shivon is a variant of Shavon. One American interpretation is “one who is openminded.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shivon is a variant of Shavon. One American interpretation is “one who is openminded.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shivon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 136
- 0 boys · 136 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 234 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shivon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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