Gender
Origin
- English
- Blackbrid
Raven, black bird
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Raven
Pronunciation
r(a)-ven
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #809, 188 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2941, 42 births)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #139, 2,286 births); most recent 2025 (rank #404, 771 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 771 |
| 2024 | 46 | 813 |
| 2023 | 43 | 846 |
| 2022 | 57 | 772 |
| 2021 | 44 | 778 |
| 2020 | 40 | 749 |
| 2019 | 33 | 744 |
| 2018 | 41 | 749 |
| 2017 | 39 | 713 |
| 2016 | 40 | 636 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1364, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1467, 18 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #419, 106 births); most recent 2025 (rank #444, 90 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 90 |
| 2024 | 12 | 102 |
| 2023 | 19 | 99 |
| 2022 | 13 | 97 |
| 2021 | 10 | 106 |
| 2020 | 5 | 79 |
| 2019 | 5 | 91 |
| 2018 | 5 | 76 |
| 2017 | 13 | 77 |
| 2016 | 7 | 63 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2380, 10 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1157, 33 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1711, 18 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 18 |
| 2022 | 10 | 28 |
| 2021 | 5 | 29 |
| 2020 | 4 | 33 |
| 2019 | 7 | 19 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | – | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | – | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #643, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #365, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #418, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #175, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | – | 11 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | 7 |
| 2017 | – | 14 |
| 2016 | – | 7 |
| 2015 | – | 7 |
| 2014 | – | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence