Recorded 1957–1979 Girls' name Peak 1957 10 births

Ravena — girls' name

10 babies named Ravena in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s5
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ravena was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

5 babies were named Ravena in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ravena

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Ravena between 1957 and 1979, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ravena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ravena performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ravena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ravena 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 10 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.

Ravena at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

10

Since 1957

23 years of records

Peak year

1957

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1957

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1979

Ravena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1957

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1957)
5
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5 19791957 5

Ravena by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 50% of Ravena's all-time total
1950s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ravena?
10 babies have been named Ravena since 1957. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1957 with 5 births.
When was Ravena most popular?
Ravena was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Ravena been used?
Ravena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 23 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Ravena?
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, 1957–1979 (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.