Raven

Raven

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 83% girls / 17% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Raven is a given name in the English language. While it may be given to boys and girls, it is more frequently a feminine name. In the United States of America the name has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to baby girls since 1977.

From Wikipedia

Raven first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 63 babies (rank #673 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Raven

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Raven yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

585

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	15	#1,275
1997	16	#1,214
1998	13	#1,452
1999	14	#1,373
2000	19	#1,086
2001	17	#1,231
2002	13	#1,503
2003	27	#923
2004	16	#1,438
2005	25	#1,041
2006	21	#1,271
2007	17	#1,553
2008	18	#1,570
2009	15	#1,817
2010	22	#1,416
2011	9	#2,839
2012	22	#1,467
2013	26	#1,316
2014	38	#981
2015	60	#681
2016	63	#673

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,275

1997

#1,214

1998

#1,452

1999

#1,373

2000

#1,086

2001

#1,231

2002

#1,503

2003

#923

2004

#1,438

2005

#1,041

2006

#1,271

2007

#1,553

2008

#1,570

2009

#1,817

2010

#1,416

2011

#2,839

2012

#1,467

2013

#1,316

2014

#981

2015

#681

2016

#673

Meaning

Numerology of Raven

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Raven

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail