Unisex name · since 1979
Rayven
Rayven has 3,018 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,880 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,018
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayven currently ranks #2880 among unisex names in America, with 3,018 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Rayven recorded 3,018 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #2880 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,880 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,018 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayven ranks #3,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,880 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,018 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,880 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,018
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayven's 3,018 recorded births place it above 95.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rayven compares
3,018 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Rayven's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayven | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,018 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 130 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayven's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 130, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayven popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Rayven popularity over time - boys
170 total births recorded since 1992 (Rayven as boys' name)
Rayven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,034 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Rayven's strongest decade.
1,034 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Rayven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
809 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,034 births
- 2010s
2010s
761 births
- 2020s 337
2020s
337 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,034 births (34% of all-time use).
How Rayven 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 Rayven's total volume
Rayven by state
Where Rayven concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 304 | 10.1% |
| #2 | California | | 209 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 132 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 111 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 107 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 62 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 59 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 41 | 1.4% |
304 of 3,018 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Rayven appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayven's data
- Rayven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,034 total births); usage has since declined to 337 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rayvens (304 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Rayven 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.