How Many People Are Named Ravi?
An estimated 3,346 people in the United States have the first name Ravi. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Ravi peaked in popularity in 2024 with 166 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ravi 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 Ravi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,346
About 1 in 102,437 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2024
166 births
Total Registered
3,449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ravi
Ravi is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,449 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Ravi as a male name
Ranked #1,216 in 2024
166 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (166 births)
Ravi as a female name
Ranked #7,891 in 1968
5 female births in 1968
Peak: 1968 (5 births)
Ravi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ravi span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 673 babies were registered. Ravi remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ravi by Decade
How has Ravi 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.
Ravi by State
Birth registrations for Ravi span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Minnesota, Michigan, District of Columbia. On average, about 106 Ravis were registered per state.
Ravi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ravi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ravi
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ravi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ravi?
We estimate approximately 3,346 people named Ravi 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 102,437 Americans share this first name.
Is Ravi a common name?
Ravi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ravi most popular?
Ravi reached peak popularity in 2024, when 166 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ravi is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ravi a male name?
Ravi is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ravi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ravi Smith, Ravi Johnson, Ravi 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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