boy's name
Shiven
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 771
Shiven is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2013, when 46 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
Shiven over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 166 |
| 2010s | 237 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 92 |
How popular is Shiven?
In 2025, Shiven was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shiven is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shiven
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shiven also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shiven over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shiven
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shiven — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shiven
How popular is the name Shiven?
In 2025, Shiven was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shiven a girl's or a boy's name?
Shiven is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Shiven most popular?
Shiven peaked in 2013, when 46 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shiven a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shiven currently ranks #1,423 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.