| Devansh | Shiv | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Part of the divine | Auspicious; Lord Shiva |
| Origin | sanskrit | Sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | day-VAHNSH | SHIV |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1984 |
| Peak year | 2017 (119) | 2024 (92) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 92 |
| Trend | Rising | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Devansh | Shiv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 446 | 505 |
| 2010s | 504 | 719 |
| 2000s | 87 | 627 |
| 1990s | 0 | 291 |
| 1980s | 0 | 51 |
A compound of Sanskrit देव (deva, 'god, divine') + अंश (aṃśa, 'portion, part'), read as 'a part/spark of God'. The elements are genuine Sanskrit, though the compound itself is a modern coinage used as a name rather than a classical term.
Shiv names Lord Shiva and means “auspicious” or “benign.”
Shiv is more popular than Devansh today: about 92 US babies were given the name Shiv in 2025, compared with 0 named Devansh.
Devansh means Part of the divine (sanskrit origin), while Shiv means Auspicious; Lord Shiva (Sanskrit origin).
In US records, Devansh first appears in 0 and Shiv in 1984, so Devansh has the longer recorded history.