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Raven

Raven is currently the #404 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 771 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1941, Raven hit its all-time high of #139 in 1993, when 2,285 girls were given the name. State by state, Alaska leads the way at #134.

Rankings

2025 rank
#404
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#139
in 1993 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
771
girls named Raven

Raven popularity, 1880–2025

0.034%0.068%0.10%0.14%18801900192019401960198020002020#139 in 1993
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1993

Where Raven is most popular

Alaska: #134 (5 girls, 0.30% of girls born 2025)AK#134Maine: #176 (6 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)ME#176Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025NHWashington: #356 (20 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)WA#356Idaho: #277 (8 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)ID#277Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025NDMinnesota: #459 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MN#459Wisconsin: #484 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WI#484Michigan: #374 (23 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MI#374New York: #462 (37 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NY#462Massachusetts: #682 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#682Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025RIOregon: #223 (16 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)OR#223Nevada: #264 (10 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NV#264Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025SDIowa: #186 (17 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)IA#186Illinois: #541 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#541Indiana: #267 (26 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)IN#267Ohio: #336 (33 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)OH#336Pennsylvania: #251 (44 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)PA#251New Jersey: #718 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#718Connecticut: #393 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CT#393California: #644 (48 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#644Utah: #440 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#440Colorado: #406 (14 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CO#406Nebraska: #296 (7 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)NE#296Missouri: #250 (25 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)MO#250Kentucky: #208 (22 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)KY#208West Virginia: #181 (9 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)WV#181Virginia: #541 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#541Maryland: #459 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MD#459Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025DEArizona: #330 (21 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)AZ#330New Mexico: #296 (5 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NM#296Kansas: #404 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)KS#404Arkansas: #555 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: #315 (25 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)TN#315North Carolina: #353 (31 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NC#353South Carolina: #228 (21 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)SC#228District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025DCOklahoma: #312 (13 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)OK#312Louisiana: #426 (10 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)LA#426Mississippi: #384 (7 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MS#384Alabama: #436 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AL#436Georgia: #431 (26 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)GA#431Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Raven in 2025HITexas: #570 (55 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#570Florida: #397 (47 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)FL#397
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alaska (#134), Maine (#176), West Virginia (#181)

Uniqueness score

37/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Raven in the most recent year of SSA data.

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