Unisex name · since 1935
Ravon
906 babies named Ravon in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 906
- born since 1935
- 1990s
- peak decade
906 boys have been named Ravon since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ravon recorded 906 times among boys since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1935 to 2024.
- #5,477 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 906 born since 1935
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ravon ranks #5,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 906 born since 1935, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 906
- born since 1935
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ravon's 906 recorded births place it above 87.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ravon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ravon splits its recorded history at 1993: 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 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ravon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Ravon popularity over time - girls
264 total births recorded since 1977 (Ravon as girls' name)
Ravon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (342 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Ravon's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ravon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 125
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
342 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s 115
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 342 births (38% of all-time use).
How Ravon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ravon's total volume
Ravon by state
Where Ravon concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 40 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
40 of 906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ravon's data
- Ravon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ravons (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ravon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1935–2024 (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 Ravon 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.