Unisex name · since 1977
Ravin
994 babies named Ravin in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,584 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 994
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ravin currently ranks #13584 among unisex names in America, with 994 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ravin has been recorded 994 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #13584 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #7,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,584 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 994 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ravin ranks #7,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,584 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 994 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,584 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 994
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ravin's 994 recorded births place it above 89.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ravin compares
994 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ravin's all-time total is 164% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ravin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 994 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ravin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ravin's full recorded timeline at 1999, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ravin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ravin popularity over time - boys
247 total births recorded since 1937 (Ravin as boys' name)
Ravin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (391 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Ravin's strongest decade.
391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ravin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
391 births
- 2000s
2000s
273 births
- 2010s 61
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 391 births (39% of all-time use).
How Ravin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ravin's total volume
Ravin by state
Where Ravin concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
30 of 994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Ravin's data
- Ravin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (391 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ravins (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ravin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Ravin 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.