as a First Name
Sanskrit: ‘benign; auspicious’; originally a euphemistic epithet of the terrifying god of destruction, Rudra. Shiva is one of the most important of the Hindu gods, associated in particular with asceticism, generative power, and the dance of cosmic destruction.
| 6,169th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,798
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Shiva per capita
- 2002
- marked the height of its popularity
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30-54
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43%
13-29
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