Given name & surname
Siva
Siva is a variant of Shiva. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is good; lucky; in Hinduism, the god of destruction and restoration.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Siva is a variant of Shiva. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is good; lucky; in Hinduism, the god of destruction and restoration.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Siva is a variant of Shiva. An origin associated with Shiva is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Siva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56
- 56 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 9 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 boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,561 as a first name in 2020; 700 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Siva
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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