Gender
Origin
- Indian
- lucky
- Hindi
- God of the moon
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
sh(i)-va
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #4249, 24 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #6620, 13 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12120, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | – |
| 2024 | 17 | 7 |
| 2023 | 23 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 |
| 2021 | 24 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 | – |
| 2018 | 20 | 6 |
| 2017 | 13 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2670, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3239, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #4684, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | – |
| 2024 | 8 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 5 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #5483, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 4 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 4 | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence