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Raven name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Raven ranks #404 in female records (771 reported) and #2,973 in male records (42 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#404 · 771 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 45 female records (816 to 771); rank moved from #387 to #404.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 8 female records (779 to 771); rank moved from #408 to #404.
2025 male rank and count
#2,973 · 42 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 4 male records (46 to 42); rank moved from #2,821 to #2,973.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 3 male records (45 to 42); rank moved from #2,807 to #2,973.
Peak year in available data
2023: 848 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Raven becoming more popular?

Raven's reported female count decreased by 45 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #387 to #404. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Raven in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RavenFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8480201620252016: 637 female records2017: 713 female records2018: 751 female records2019: 746 female records2020: 749 female records2021: 779 female records2022: 772 female records2023: 848 female records2024: 816 female records2025: 771 female records2016: 40 male records2017: 39 male records2018: 41 male records2019: 33 male records2020: 40 male records2021: 45 male records2022: 57 male records2023: 43 male records2024: 46 male records2025: 42 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025771404422,973
2024816387462,821
2023848361432,931
2022772409572,461
2021779408452,807
2020749417402,965
2019746425333,480
2018751413412,931
2017713443393,055
2016637489402,971

Questions about Raven’s popularity

How common is Raven in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Raven ranks #404 in female records (771 reported) and #2,973 in male records (42 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Raven?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Raven only.

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