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Shiv Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shiv?

In 2018 the rare name Shiv, ranked the 2,066th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Shiv would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,745 in 2014 with 87 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Shiv was less than 5, most recently in 1983.

Shiv, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1983-1986, 1990-1997, 2003-2007, and 2011-2014.

Shiv's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Shiv lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shiv?

Shiv's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shiv is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Shiv (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 69 2,066
2017 78 1,878
2016 82 1,839
2015 73 1,992
2014 87 1,745
2013 70 1,983
2012 68 2,043
2011 61 2,167
2010 67 2,050
2009 69 2,027
2008 71 1,997
2007 79 1,841
2006 69 1,963
2005 58 2,126
2004 64 1,929
2003 58 1,998
2002 59 1,911
2001 49 2,140
2000 51 2,011
1999 45 2,132
1998 43 2,149
1997 45 2,018
1996 31 2,528
1995 33 2,392
1994 28 2,673
1993 20 3,351
1992 19 3,440
1991 18 3,436
1990 9 5,739
1989 12 4,485
1988 8 5,665
1987 6 6,819
1986 15 3,247
1985 5 7,430
1984 5 7,167
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.