US rank #14001 Girls' name Peak 1997 426 births

Raiven — #14001 US girls' name

426 babies named Raiven in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1572000s1512010s952020s23
#14001
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Raiven was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

25 babies were named Raiven in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raiven

The Social Security Administration has registered 426 babies named Raiven between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raiven currently holds the #14001 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raiven performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raiven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raiven in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raiven in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 426 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raiven at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

426

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

1997

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#14,001

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raiven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
25
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
51015202530 20242017201220072002199719921990 14

Raiven by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
157 births that decade — 37% of Raiven's all-time total
1990s1572000s1512010s952020s23

Raiven by state

Where Raiven concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raiven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.2%
Texas share of Raiven's total US births 1.2%

5 of 426 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raiven?
426 babies have been named Raiven since 1990. It currently ranks #14001 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 25 births.
When was Raiven most popular?
Raiven was most popular in the 1990s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Raiven most popular?
The top states for the name Raiven are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Raiven been used?
Raiven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raiven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raina, Rain, Raine, Raizy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.