Girls' name · since 1977
Ravan
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.
- #18,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ravan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 231 recorded since 1977.
Ravan has 231 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2005.
- #18,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 231 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ravan ranks #18,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ravan's 231 recorded births place it above 74.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Ravan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ravan's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ravan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2005
- Peak year (1994)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ravan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (143 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Ravan's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Ravan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 143 births (62% of all-time use).
Ravan by state
Where Ravan concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 231 births nationwide.
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- Ravan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Ravans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ravan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ravan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.