Masculine dossier · first seen 1986
Shivam
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
94
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Shivam
How many people are named Shivam?
An estimated 1,533 living Americans are named Shivam.
How rare is Shivam?
Shivam is very rare among babies today, with 26 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 72.3% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Shivam?
The median age of a living American named Shivam is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 28 years old.
Is Shivam still popular?
Not especially. Shivam has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 26 births in 2025.
Where is Shivam most common?
Shivam has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 9.1× more often than the national baseline.
1986Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
72.3%
2025
26
All-time
1,558
Where it lives now
Shivam is most concentrated in California — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Shivam is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.