Shivaay
Shivaay is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and produced by Ajay Devgn under his banner Ajay Devgn Films from a story written by Sandeep Shrivastava. The film stars Devgn in the title role along with debutante actresses Sayyeshaa, Abigail Eames and Erika Kaar in lead roles. The film's soundtrack and film score is composed by Mithoon.
Meaning & Origin of Shivaay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shivaay is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and produced by Ajay Devgn under his banner Ajay Devgn Films from a story written by Sandeep Shrivastava. The film stars Devgn in the title role along with debutante actresses Sayyeshaa, Abigail Eames and Erika Kaar in lead roles. The film's soundtrack and film score is composed by Mithoon.
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The Story of Shivaay
The earliest SSA record of Shivaay as a baby boy name dates back to 2016, when 13 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 52 newborns named Shivaay — #2,450 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Shivaay on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Shivaay ranks #5,335 for baby boys with 18 births, falling sharply (-42%). All told, over 272 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Shivaay
Shivaay is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 272 births in the dataset. Shivaay's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,450. Use the chart and map above to compare Shivaay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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