Is Raven a boy or girl name?
Raven is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 813 girls and 46 boys were named Raven, so 94.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 93.1% of the 47,425 US babies named Raven were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,815
- Girl rank, 2024
- #388
- Babies named Raven since 1921
- 47,425
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 2,394 babies
Boys and girls named Raven, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 54 | 51 | 48.6% |
| 1950s | 50 | 67 | 57.3% |
| 1960s | 85 | 138 | 61.9% |
| 1970s | 134 | 1,189 | 89.9% |
| 1980s | 194 | 3,968 | 95.3% |
| 1990s | 1,128 | 18,502 | 94.3% |
| 2000s | 1,018 | 10,034 | 90.8% |
| 2010s | 387 | 6,228 | 94.1% |
| 2020s | 230 | 3,958 | 94.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | #2,815 | 813 | #388 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,926 | 846 | #361 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,458 | 772 | #408 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,850 | 778 | #408 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,965 | 749 | #416 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,478 | 744 | #427 |
| 2018 | 41 | #2,930 | 749 | #413 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,054 | 713 | #443 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,971 | 636 | #489 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,134 | 658 | #487 |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,077 | 619 | #506 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,985 | 579 | #514 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,754 | 553 | #544 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,985 | 489 | #592 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,998 | 488 | #601 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,616 | 476 | #632 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,817 | 499 | #612 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,231 | 631 | #507 |
| 2006 | 69 | #1,963 | 736 | #434 |
| 2005 | 73 | #1,797 | 905 | #348 |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,391 | 1,219 | #265 |
| 2003 | 137 | #1,121 | 1,428 | #231 |
| 2002 | 159 | #992 | 1,338 | #237 |
| 2001 | 178 | #889 | 1,355 | #234 |
| 2000 | 173 | #900 | 1,447 | #215 |
| 1999 | 188 | #814 | 1,527 | #203 |
| 1998 | 169 | #861 | 1,653 | #185 |
| 1997 | 142 | #949 | 1,781 | #170 |
| 1996 | 114 | #1,070 | 1,622 | #184 |
| 1995 | 98 | #1,169 | 1,757 | #170 |
| 1994 | 104 | #1,110 | 2,075 | #156 |
| 1993 | 109 | #1,068 | 2,285 | #139 |
| 1992 | 89 | #1,185 | 2,017 | #151 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,607 | 2,026 | #150 |
| 1990 | 62 | #1,431 | 1,759 | #166 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,457 | 476 | #495 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,931 | 327 | #612 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,446 | 348 | #571 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,761 | 325 | #594 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,573 | 403 | #505 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,239 | 407 | #491 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,376 | 425 | #470 |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,069 | 469 | #455 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,320 | 380 | #520 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,346 | 408 | #499 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,751 | 346 | #542 |
| 1978 | 25 | #2,003 | 342 | #533 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,334 | 299 | #579 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,657 | 100 | #1,158 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,878 | 17 | #3,901 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,084 | 15 | #4,178 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,830 | 11 | #5,116 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,850 | 25 | #2,808 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,286 | 26 | #2,785 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,484 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,524 | 23 | #2,821 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,603 | 14 | #3,729 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,878 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,184 | 22 | #2,642 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,480 | 14 | #3,505 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,229 | 5 | #7,552 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,264 | 14 | #3,592 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,804 | 13 | #3,737 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,215 | 8 | #5,189 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,826 | 11 | #4,105 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,524 | 8 | #4,937 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,845 | 13 | #3,506 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,488 | 8 | #4,819 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,922 | 6 | #5,804 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,924 | 5 | #6,509 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,736 | 5 | #6,429 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,427 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,656 | 5 | #6,224 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,043 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,970 | 7 | #4,563 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,248 | 9 | #3,811 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,151 | 13 | #3,027 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,906 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,539 | 6 | #4,434 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,814 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,171 | 5 | #5,219 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,944 | 5 | #5,217 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,325 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,926 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,839 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raven reached #814 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #139 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raven
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.