Raven
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning dark-haired; from the bird name.
Babies a year
742
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#404
down from #388
UK popularity
#444
90 babies · down from #418
How Raven has moved
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| 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 |
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. Its US peak was 2,286 in 1993.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Raven was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.09% of American babies of that sex.
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