MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shivani mean?
Shivani is a Sanskrit name for Parvati as the consort of Shiva. The feminine formation preserves the connection with Shiva while naming the goddess herself.
Pronunciation
IAST: śivānī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शिवानी
Letter-by-letter: śivānī
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shivani in Indian usage
8,084 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 970 |
| 1980s | 2,317 |
| 1990s | 4,603 |
| Other decades | 194 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 7,268 |
| Goa | 421 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 193 |
| Other states | 202 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Shivani / F | 5 | 4,201 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Shivani; Table_6, C4773 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shivani; Table_6, C4773
- Monier-Williams, śivānī, p. 1076,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.