Shiva name meaning
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What does Shiva mean?
Uncustomary Shiva chiefly is used in Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Oriya, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Bengali, Gujarati, English, Telugu and Indian aimed at both genders, meaning of Shiva is "The God of Destruction, Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati, God Shiv, Auspicious, Lucky, Always Pure or Hindu Major Divinity Worshiped As the Destroyer of World" is originated from Sanskrit.
How do I pronounce Shiva?
You can pronounce the two syllabled name Shiva as sh(i)-va.
Variants of Shiva
Names that rhyme with ShivaHow popular is the name Shiva?
Shiva is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 66 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 4000. Over 672 people have been named Shiva in United States.
In England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and achieved its top ranking of 2220 in 2001. In France, it has been in use since 1980 and peaked in 1980 when it ranked 2286th.
However things change on global perspective, Shiva is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 7000 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Iran. As per our research, over 260000 people has been named Shiva globally.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 4433 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6789 | 12 | 10333 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4214 | 24 | 13383 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6596 | 12 | 12089 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6395 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4732 | 20 | 13764 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6334 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6335 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9560 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5726 | 15 | 11919 | 8 |
Facts
Shiva in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 114 | 140 | 61 | 20 |
Here's what numbers has to say about Shiva
Lower your expectations and give the person you truly like a chance to prove. You don't have a lot of friends because of it. You are all about adventure, excitement, entertainment, change, and breaking the habit. You try to teach others to follow your example and work hard on their dreams but they ignore you, thinking you are losing time. The sky is your only limit when it comes to goals. You are the most passionate partner your lovers have ever had.
Parents who liked Shiva, loved these names
- Surabhava means Divine State or Divine Feeling is prevalently used in Sanskrit is aimed at baby boys
- Riddhy - Sanskrit name Riddhy is a baby girl name, meaning of Riddhy is "A Prosperous Woman, Prosperity and Fortunate". Riddhy is resultant of Riddhi.
- Acyutayu specifically is used in Sanskrit is a boy name, meaning of Acyutayu is "With an Impershiable Life"
- Dhrtimat - Boy name Dhrtimat means "One who is Calm or Resolute" is chiefly used in Sanskrit
- Devarha - Boy name Devarha is particulary used in Sanskrit, Devarha means "Worthy of the Gods"
Famous people named Shiva
- Shiva Naipaul, Trinidadian and British novelist and journalist
- Shiva Boloorian, Iranian actress and stage director
- Shiva Kumar, third and final Force commander of UN troops serving
- Shiva N'Zigou, Gabonese footballer
- Shiva Rose, American actress, activist, and blogger
- Shiva Rajkumar, Indian film actor, producer
- Shivarna Mitra in Race 2 as Actress
- Shivani Raghuvanshi in Titli as Actress
- Shiva Gholamianzadeh in Minotaur as Actress
- Shivani Vazir in I Am the Tiger as Actress
- Shivani Rawat in Danny Collins as Producer
- Shivangi Kapoor in Saajan Bina Suhagan as Music Department
- Actor Shiva Negar, noted for movie Becoming Burlesque
- In 2007 drama film, Child Of Opium, Shiva Ebrahimi played N.
Lists having Shiva
- Boys names beginning with S
- Girls names beginning with S
- Sanskrit Baby Names
- Indian Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Hindi Baby Names
- Bengali Baby Names
- Gujarati Baby Names
- Kannada Baby Names
- Malayalam Baby Names
- Marathi Baby Names
- Tamil Baby Names
- Telugu Baby Names
- Baby Names that mean God
- Baby Names that mean Lord
- Baby Names that mean Shiva
- Baby Names that mean Goddess
- Baby Names that mean Parvati
- Baby Names that mean Auspicious
- Baby Names that mean Lucky
- Baby Names that mean Always
- Baby Names that mean Pure
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004