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Raven
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GenderBoy
About Raven
Make that bird name, and while it does work for both genders, it's far more popular for girls, via Raven Symone.
As of October 2026, Raven ranked #2973 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #814 in 1999.
Editor's take: The name Raven is a boy's name.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,077 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | #3,134 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2016 | #2,971 | 40 | 21.1 |
| 2017 | #3,054 | 39 | 21.1 |
| 2018 | #2,930 | 41 | 22.6 |
| 2019 | #3,478 | 33 | 18.4 |
| 2020 | #2,965 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2021 | #2,850 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2022 | #2,458 | 57 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | #2,926 | 43 | 25.1 |
| 2024 | #2,815 | 46 | 26.7 |
| 2025 | #2,973 | 42 | 24.6 |
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- Raven
a Scottish children's adventure game show aired on CBBC from 2002 to 2010 that included a character of the same name
Raven in blog posts
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