Shivam
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning auspicious or peaceful; a form of Shiva.
Shivam by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Shivam. In the US, 39 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 94 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shivam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shivathe auspicious one; hindu deity of destruction and renewal6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shivanauspicious or gracious; from Shiva9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shivay14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shivom3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shivai6 in the US (2017)
- Shivaayanother name for shiva; the supreme being12 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean good luck
Like Shivam, each of these has good luck in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chancefortune, luck; occupational name1,359 in the US (2017)
- Boonegood, favorable; from a surname334 in the US (2017)
- Umarlong-lived, flourishing214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Antonworthy of praise; flourishing203 in the US (2017)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
- Virgilflourishing, virile96 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean peace
Like Shivam, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shivam
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