Ravel

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies

Ravel by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Ravel.

What we can tell you about Ravel

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ravel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
  • Revel23 in the US (2017)
  • Rael6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ramel16 in the US (2017)
  • Rayel7 in the US (2017)
  • Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ravel

Names that are said the same way as Ravel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • RaphealGod heals; a form of Raphael17 in the US (2017)
  • RafalGod heals; a form of Raphael6 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Ravel

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