Raven
Rank in 2025
#404
recorded as girls
#2941
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
813
girls 771 · boys 42
Peak year
1993
2,285 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
48,253
since 1921
Born a Raven? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Raven was most popular in 1993, when 2,285 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 771 babies were named Raven, ranking #404 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 771 | 404 | 42 | 2941 |
| 2024 | 816 | 386 | 46 | 2789 |
| 2023 | 848 | 360 | 43 | 2895 |
| 2022 | 772 | 408 | 57 | 2438 |
| 2021 | 779 | 407 | 45 | 2775 |
| 2020 | 749 | 417 | 40 | 2925 |
| 2019 | 746 | 425 | 33 | 3426 |
| 2018 | 751 | 413 | 41 | 2893 |
| 2017 | 713 | 443 | 39 | 3006 |
| 2016 | 637 | 488 | 40 | 2935 |
| 2015 | 658 | 486 | 37 | 3085 |
| 2014 | 619 | 505 | 37 | 3038 |
| 2013 | 580 | 513 | 38 | 2955 |
| 2012 | 553 | 543 | 44 | 2716 |
| 2011 | 489 | 591 | 39 | 2950 |
| 2010 | 488 | 600 | 39 | 2958 |
| 2009 | 476 | 632 | 48 | 2585 |
| 2008 | 500 | 611 | 43 | 2788 |
| 2007 | 631 | 507 | 35 | 3188 |
| 2006 | 736 | 434 | 69 | 1943 |
| 2005 | 905 | 348 | 73 | 1790 |
| 2004 | 1,220 | 264 | 103 | 1384 |
| 2003 | 1,428 | 231 | 137 | 1119 |
| 2002 | 1,338 | 237 | 159 | 988 |
| 2001 | 1,355 | 234 | 178 | 882 |
| 2000 | 1,447 | 215 | 173 | 899 |
| 1999 | 1,527 | 202 | 188 | 809 |
| 1998 | 1,653 | 185 | 169 | 858 |
| 1997 | 1,781 | 169 | 142 | 948 |
| 1996 | 1,622 | 184 | 114 | 1067 |
| 1995 | 1,757 | 170 | 98 | 1159 |
| 1994 | 2,075 | 156 | 104 | 1104 |
| 1993 | 2,285 | 139 | 109 | 1060 |
| 1992 | 2,017 | 151 | 89 | 1177 |
| 1991 | 2,026 | 150 | 53 | 1589 |
| 1990 | 1,760 | 166 | 62 | 1420 |
| 1989 | 476 | 494 | 27 | 2416 |
| 1988 | 327 | 612 | 19 | 2860 |
| 1987 | 348 | 570 | 23 | 2400 |
| 1986 | 325 | 593 | 19 | 2684 |
| 1985 | 403 | 505 | 20 | 2504 |
| 1984 | 407 | 491 | 14 | 3107 |
| 1983 | 425 | 470 | 13 | 3230 |
| 1982 | 469 | 454 | 15 | 2972 |
| 1981 | 380 | 517 | 22 | 2270 |
| 1980 | 408 | 499 | 22 | 2284 |
| 1979 | 346 | 542 | 17 | 2669 |
| 1978 | 342 | 532 | 25 | 1965 |
| 1977 | 299 | 578 | 20 | 2270 |
| 1976 | 100 | 1154 | 10 | 3471 |
| 1975 | 17 | 3774 | 9 | 3659 |
| 1974 | 15 | 4041 | 12 | 2946 |
| 1973 | 10 | 5191 | 13 | 2716 |
| 1972 | 25 | 2747 | 6 | 4441 |
| 1971 | 26 | 2736 | 7 | 3963 |
| 1970 | 8 | 5818 | 15 | 2399 |
| 1969 | 23 | 2768 | 8 | 3314 |
| 1968 | 14 | 3610 | 5 | 4136 |
| 1967 | 14 | 3484 | 6 | 3559 |
| 1966 | 22 | 2586 | 8 | 2986 |
| 1965 | 14 | 3402 | 7 | 3244 |
| 1964 | 5 | 6767 | 8 | 3050 |
| 1963 | 14 | 3458 | 8 | 3044 |
| 1962 | 13 | 3592 | 10 | 2673 |
| 1961 | 8 | 4882 | 15 | 2148 |
| 1960 | 11 | 3920 | 10 | 2685 |
| 1959 | 8 | 4625 | 7 | 3290 |
| 1958 | 13 | 3379 | 6 | 3559 |
| 1957 | 8 | 4536 | 7 | 3257 |
| 1956 | 6 | 5325 | 9 | 2798 |
| 1955 | 5 | 5828 | 9 | 2764 |
| 1954 | 5 | 5753 | 6 | 3452 |
| 1953 | 12 | 3269 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | 5563 | 6 | 3373 |
| 1951 | 5 | 5414 | <5 | — |
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| 1949 | 7 | 4235 | 8 | 2802 |
| 1948 | 9 | 3593 | 7 | 3010 |
| 1947 | 13 | 2898 | 5 | 3733 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 5 | 3525 |
| 1945 | 6 | 4025 | 9 | 2393 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 8 | 2633 |
| 1943 | 5 | 4691 | 7 | 2964 |
| 1942 | 5 | 4622 | 5 | 3560 |
| 1941 | 6 | 3954 | <5 | — |
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| 1938 | <5 | — | 5 | 3534 |
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| 1921 | <5 | — | 5 | 4322 |
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Where Raven is most popular
- West Virginia2.6×
- Oklahoma1.9×
- Kentucky1.8×
- Oregon1.8×
- Missouri1.6×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 93% · boys 7% across all years