Boy name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Shiva

SHEE-vuh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Auspicious; the destroyer
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
classic
Themes
mythological · religious
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5604
2024 births17
Peak year2021
First appeared1980
Total US births518
2021 peak19801991200220132024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Shi
Alternate spellings
ShyvaShivaa
In other languages
Shiva (Sanskrit)Shiv (Hindi)

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