MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shivraj mean?
Shiva supplies the divine name in this compound. Rāj invokes kingship or rule, presenting Shiva with royal language.
Pronunciation
IAST: śivarāja
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शिवराज
Letter-by-letter: śivarāja
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shivraj in Indian usage
59,322 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 723 records (1.2%).
- Recorded as male: 58,599 records (98.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 606 |
| 1940s | 2,050 |
| 1950s | 3,854 |
| 1960s | 7,672 |
| 1970s | 10,878 |
| 1980s | 18,130 |
| 1990s | 16,016 |
| Other decades | 116 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 20,086 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 18,633 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 14,975 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,548 |
| Bihar | 1,542 |
| Punjab | 1,258 |
| Jharkhand | 553 |
| Haryana | 441 |
| Other states | 286 |
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 | Shivraj / M | 4 | 4,275 |
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 Shivraj; Table_6, C5004 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shivraj; Table_6, C5004
- Monier-Williams, śiva, p. 1074,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, rājan, p. 874,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.