How Many People Are Named Raven?
An estimated 46,063 people in the United States have the first name Raven. It is predominantly female (93.1%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Raven peaked in popularity in 1993 with 2,394 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raven as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raven paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
46,063
About 1 in 7,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
93.1% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1993
2,394 births
Total Registered
47,425
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raven
Raven is predominantly female (93.1%), though 3,290 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Raven as a male name
Ranked #2,815 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (188 births)
Raven as a female name
Ranked #388 in 2024
813 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (2,285 births)
Raven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raven span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 19,630 babies were registered. Raven has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raven by Decade
How has Raven tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raven by State
Birth registrations for Raven span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Wyoming, New Hampshire. On average, about 903 Ravens were registered per state.
Raven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raven
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Raven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raven?
We estimate approximately 46,063 people named Raven are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Raven a common name?
Raven is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 47,425 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raven most popular?
Raven reached peak popularity in 1993, when 2,394 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raven is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raven a female name?
Raven is predominantly female. 93.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raven Smith, Raven Johnson, Raven Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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