Ravenna
About Ravenna
Ravenna is a lovely, untouristed Italian place-name just waiting to be discovered. Renowned for its fantastic Byzantine mosaics, it's a city that has a rich historic and artistic heritage.
Part of the early Roman Republic, Ravenna was where Julius Caesar gathered his forces before crossing the Rubicon. It was the site of Dante's funeral and burial, Ravenna having been mentioned in his Inferno. Other poets with a connection: Lord Byron, who lived there, and Oscar Wilde who wrote a poem called Ravenna, as did Herman Hesse.
As of October 2026, Ravenna ranked #4149 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2655 in 1933.
Editor's take: The name Ravenna is a girl's name of Italian origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,979 | 38 | 22 |
| 2018 | #4,641 | 30 | 17.6 |
| 2019 | #3,707 | 41 | 24.4 |
| 2020 | #3,480 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,271 | 34 | 20.7 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,088 | 36 | 22.2 |
| 2025 | #4,149 | 35 | 21.8 |
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Ravenna on lists
Famous Ravennas
- Pia Ravenna (born Hjördis Sophie Tilgmann)
Finnish coloratura soprano
Ravenna in pop culture
- Ravenna is a city in northeastern Italy on the Adriatic
capital of the Roman Empire for much of the 5th century. Ravenna was the setting of Thomas Middleton's tragicomedy "The Witch" (1616)
- Queen Ravenna
the Evil Queen in 'Snow White and the Huntsman'