Raven
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning dark-haired; from the bird name.
How Raven has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #487 |
| 2016 | #489 |
| 2017 | #443 |
| 2018 | #413 |
| 2019 | #425 |
| 2020 | #417 |
| 2021 | #408 |
| 2022 | #409 |
| 2023 | #361 |
| 2024 | #388 |
| 2025 | #404 |
Raven by the numbers
In 2025, 90 babies in England and Wales were named Raven. In the US, 742 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 2,286 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 1,100 American babies born that year was called Raven.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raven. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Raven
Names that are said the same way as Raven, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Raven, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Raven, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Raven
Nobody has voted for Raven yet
Vote for Raven and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Raven