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Ravi

OriginHindi
Meaning"sun; conferring"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked

Below 5 births

Boys#1249

2025 SSA

About Ravi

A title of the Hindu sun god, made cross-culturally famous by sitar player Ravi Shankar.

Ravi is also given to girls.

Pronounced RAH-vee.

As of October 2026, Ravi ranked #1249 for boys in US births in 2025 and #7891 for girls in US births in 1968 SSA, peaked at #1047 for boys in 1985, Nameberry popularity #791 for boys.

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  • Ravi Shankar (born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury)Boy

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  • (Frederick Antony) Ravi Kumar ZachariasBoy

    Indian,Canadian Christian philosopher

  • Ravi Teja (born Ravi Shankar Raju Bhupatiraju)Boy

    Indian actor

  • Ravi Shankar SharmaBoy

    Indian music director

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    stage name of Kim Won,sik, South Korean rapper of group VIXX

Ravi in pop culture

  • Ravi RossBoy

    a main character on the Disney show "Jessie"

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    Pi's brother in Yann Martel's "Life of Pi"

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    character on TV's "Grandfathered"

  • Ravi ChakrabartiBoy

    character on TV show "iZombie"

  • Ravi SinghBoy

    Protagonist and love interest in Holly Jackson’s “A Good Girls Guide to Murder” series

  • Ravi PanikkarBoy

    character on TV's "9-1-1"

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