Recorded 1961–2002 Unisex name Peak 1987 93 births

Ravinder — boys' name

93 babies named Ravinder in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s161980s311990s202000s15
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ravinder was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ravinder in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ravinder

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Ravinder between 1961 and 2002, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ravinder currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Ravinder is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1984.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ravinder performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ravinder shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ravinder in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ravinder 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 93 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.

Ravinder at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

93

Since 1961

42 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1961

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2002

Ravinder popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1961

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Ravinder popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1984 (Ravinder as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1984 5

Ravinder by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 33% of Ravinder's all-time total
1960s111970s161980s311990s202000s15

Ravinder by state

Where Ravinder concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ravinder
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 10.8%
#2 New York
5 5.4%
California share of Ravinder's total US births 10.8%
Even split

10 of 93 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ravinder?
93 babies have been named Ravinder since 1961. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Ravinder most popular?
Ravinder was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Ravinder most popular?
The top states for the name Ravinder are California (10 births), New York (5 births).
Is Ravinder a unisex name?
Yes, Ravinder is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 93 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Ravinder been used?
Ravinder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 42 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Ravinder?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ravi, Raven, Ravon, Ravin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1961–2002 (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.