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Origin & history of Shiva1
Hindu / Persian roots
Shiva comes from the Hindu / Persian tradition, meaning God of destruction and creation..
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How popular is Shiva?
2021
peak year
Shiva is on the rise. After years out of the spotlight, it has been gaining ground with U.S. parents in the most recent decade. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #6404), with about 19 babies named Shiva each year. In 2021, 24 babies received the name (ranked #4346). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 802.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
24
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,346)
(ranked #4,346)
19
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
190
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
802
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shiva5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
S1
H8
I9
V4
A1
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Shiva🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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