Girls' name · since 1991

Ravene

Ravene has 13 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#51,208 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade

Ravene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 13 recorded since 1991.

Social Security Administration records show Ravene recorded 13 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 1994.

  • #51,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 13 born since 1991
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ravene ranks #51,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.

#51,208 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ravene's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ravene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ravene splits its recorded history at 1994: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ravene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
456789 19911994 8

Ravene by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Ravene's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Ravene births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ravene?
Ravene has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #51,208 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 8 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
Where does Ravene sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ravene ranks #51,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ravene most popular?
Ravene was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Ravene been used?
Ravene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 4 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Ravene?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Ravene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–1994 (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 Ravene 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.