How Many People Are Named Raven?
people named Raven are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,216 people in the US has this name
Based on 48,253 babies named Raven in Social Security records from 1921 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,394 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Raven, 93.3% were girls and 6.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Raven rose from 48.6% in the 1940s to 94.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Raven alive today is about 24 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Raven first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 1993, to 2,394 babies. In 2025, 813 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Raven has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #139, in 1993. In 2025 it ranked #404.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #404 |
| Best rank | #139 (1993) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #171 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Raven alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Raven were born in Texas than in any other state: about 4,167 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Raven was given 3.5 times as often in Mississippi, 2.9 times in Louisiana and 2.7 times in Alabama.
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