Recorded 1939–1988 Boys' name Peak 1985 59 births

Ravis — boys' name

59 babies named Ravis in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51970s111980s43
1980s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Ravis was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ravis in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ravis

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Ravis between 1939 and 1988, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ravis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ravis performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ravis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ravis 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 59 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.

Ravis at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

59

Since 1939

50 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1939

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1988

Ravis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1939

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1988198719861985198419831980197919771939 5

Ravis by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 73% of Ravis's all-time total
1930s51970s111980s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ravis?
59 babies have been named Ravis since 1939. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Ravis most popular?
Ravis was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Ravis been used?
Ravis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 50 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Ravis?
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, 1939–1988 (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.