Fun Facts About the Name Sivan
- 727 babies named Sivan: U.S. records list 727 babies given the name Sivan from 1880 through 2025. Even 83 boys received the name Sivan - about 1 boy for every 8 girls.
What Does the Name Sivan Mean?
Sivan has two unrelated origins with different meanings. In Hebrew, סִיוָן (Sivan) is the name of a month of the Hebrew calendar, taken from Akkadian simānu, meaning "season" or "fixed time." As a personal name in modern Hebrew it is used mainly for girls. In Tamil, சிவன் (Sivan) is a form of the Sanskrit name and epithet Śiva, whose root adjective śiva means "auspicious, benign, kindly"; it is a male name among Tamil-speaking Hindus in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Sivan Name History & Origins
The Hebrew month name Sivan appears in the Bible in the book of Esther (8:9), where the third month is called "the month Sivan." Hebrew month names such as Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, and Tammuz are Babylonian in origin and entered Jewish use during and after the Babylonian exile, replacing an older set of Canaanite month names; the Talmud notes that these names came up from Babylonia. Sivan corresponds to the Babylonian month Simānu. In the Hebrew calendar it is the third month counted from Nisan and the ninth from Tishrei, overlapping roughly with May and June, and the festival of Shavuot falls on the sixth of Sivan. Along with other month names such as Aviv and Nisan, Sivan has been used as a personal name in modern Hebrew, and it also occurs as a Jewish family name.
In South India and Sri Lanka, Sivan is the Tamil form of Śiva, a Sanskrit name and epithet of the god Shiva. It is used as a male given name by Tamil-speaking Hindus in India, Sri Lanka, and Tamil communities elsewhere, and it also appears in temple names and in compound personal names. The Hebrew and Tamil names are identical only in transliteration; they have no shared origin.
How Popular is the Name Sivan?
Sivan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #4,639 in 1987.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,447 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,584 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,924 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #7,976 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #7,213 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #13,281 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #6,384 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #9,728 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #9,851 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #10,021 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #8,372 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,948 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #6,995 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #4,948 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #7,382 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #6,594 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #7,636 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #5,414 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #7,360 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #7,814 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #6,499 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,943 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #7,938 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,658 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #10,012 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #8,477 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #10,226 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #8,498 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #6,797 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #7,081 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #9,447 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #5,680 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #5,173 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #6,611 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #9,251 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #5,802 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #9,562 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #7,613 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,639 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #12,559 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,311 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #6,233 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #8,870 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,816 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #13,901 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,037 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #10,442 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,602 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #10,460 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,314 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2004 | #6,086 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #12,494 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,368 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #11,070 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #7,030 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,618 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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