Recorded 1977–2005 Girls' name Peak 1994 231 births

Ravan — girls' name

231 babies named Ravan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s431990s1432000s17
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Ravan was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

22 babies were named Ravan in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ravan

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Ravan between 1977 and 2005, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ravan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ravan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ravan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ravan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ravan 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 231 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.

Ravan at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

231

Since 1977

29 years of records

Peak year

1994

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1977

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2005

Ravan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1977

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
22
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20051999199619931990198419801977 10

Ravan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
143 births that decade — 62% of Ravan's all-time total
1970s281980s431990s1432000s17

Ravan by state

Where Ravan concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ravan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 2.2%
Louisiana share of Ravan's total US births 2.2%

5 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ravan?
231 babies have been named Ravan since 1977. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 22 births.
When was Ravan most popular?
Ravan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Ravan most popular?
The top states for the name Ravan are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Ravan been used?
Ravan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 29 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Ravan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raven, Ravyn, Ravin, Ravenna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1977–2005 (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.