Meaning and history
Shiva comes from Sanskrit śiva, meaning "auspicious" or "benign." In Hinduism, Shiva is one of the principal deities, associated with destruction, transformation, meditation and renewal. The name is traditionally masculine in India, while an unrelated Persian feminine name may share the spelling.
20062006: 15 births, rank #5,525
2007: 17 births, rank #5,210
2008: 10 births, rank #7,698
2009: 11 births, rank #7,236
2010: 13 births, rank #6,359
20112011: 8 births, rank #8,767
2012: 16 births, rank #5,482
2013: 15 births, rank #5,659
2014: 15 births, rank #5,733
2015: 7 births, rank #9,568
20162016: 13 births, rank #6,349
2017: 13 births, rank #6,338
2018: 20 births, rank #4,739
2019: 13 births, rank #6,406
2020: 12 births, rank #6,620
20212021: 24 births, rank #4,247
2022: 12 births, rank #6,828
2023: 23 births, rank #4,456
2024: 17 births, rank #5,443
20252025: 24 births, rank #4,249
In 2025, 24 babies were recorded with the name Shiva, ranking #4,249 among boys.