Raven is an established girls' name that peaked in 1993 and has grown less common since.
Raven is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #404 among girls (771) and #2,973 among boys (42) — overall #784 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 813 | 813 | #404 | #2,973 |
| 2024 | 862 | 862 | #387 | #2,821 |
| 2023 | 891 | 891 | #361 | #2,931 |
| 2022 | 829 | 829 | #409 | #2,461 |
| 2021 | 824 | 824 | #408 | #2,807 |
| 2020 | 789 | 789 | #417 | #2,965 |
| 2019 | 779 | 779 | #425 | #3,480 |
| 2018 | 792 | 792 | #413 | #2,931 |
| 2017 | 752 | 752 | #443 | #3,055 |
| 2016 | 677 | 677 | #489 | #2,971 |
| 2015 | 695 | 695 | #487 | #3,135 |
| 2014 | 656 | 656 | #506 | #3,077 |
| 2013 | 618 | 618 | #514 | #2,986 |
| 2012 | 597 | 597 | #544 | #2,755 |
| 2011 | 528 | 528 | #592 | #2,985 |
| 2010 | 527 | 527 | #601 | #2,998 |
| 2009 | 524 | 524 | #632 | #2,616 |
| 2008 | 543 | 543 | #612 | #2,817 |
| 2007 | 666 | 666 | #507 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 805 | 805 | #434 | #1,963 |
| 2005 | 978 | 978 | #348 | #1,797 |
| 2004 | 1,323 | 1,323 | #265 | #1,391 |
| 2003 | 1,565 | 1,565 | #231 | #1,121 |
| 2002 | 1,497 | 1,497 | #237 | #992 |
| 2001 | 1,533 | 1,533 | #234 | #889 |
| 2000 | 1,620 | 1,620 | #215 | #900 |
| 1999 | 1,715 | 1,715 | #203 | #814 |
| 1998 | 1,822 | 1,822 | #185 | #861 |
| 1997 | 1,923 | — | #170 | #949 |
| 1996 | 1,736 | — | #184 | #1,070 |
| 1995 | 1,855 | — | #171 | #1,169 |
| 1994 | 2,179 | — | #156 | #1,110 |
| 1993 | 2,394 | — | #139 | #1,068 |
| 1992 | 2,106 | — | #151 | #1,185 |
| 1991 | 2,079 | — | #150 | #1,607 |
| 1990 | 1,822 | — | #166 | #1,431 |
| 1989 | 503 | — | #495 | #2,458 |
| 1988 | 346 | — | #612 | #2,931 |
| 1987 | 371 | — | #571 | #2,446 |
| 1986 | 344 | — | #594 | #2,761 |
| 1985 | 423 | — | #505 | #2,573 |
| 1984 | 421 | — | #491 | #3,238 |
| 1983 | 438 | — | #470 | #3,376 |
| 1982 | 484 | — | #455 | #3,069 |
| 1981 | 402 | — | #520 | #2,320 |
| 1980 | 430 | — | #499 | #2,346 |
| 1979 | 363 | — | #542 | #2,751 |
| 1978 | 367 | — | #533 | #2,003 |
| 1977 | 319 | — | #579 | #2,334 |
| 1976 | 110 | — | #1,158 | #3,657 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #3,900 | #3,876 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | #4,178 | #3,084 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | #5,476 | #2,830 |
| 1972 | 31 | — | #2,808 | #4,851 |
| 1971 | 33 | — | #2,785 | #4,286 |
| 1970 | 23 | — | #6,221 | #2,482 |
| 1969 | 31 | — | #2,822 | #3,524 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | #3,729 | #4,602 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | #3,609 | #3,877 |
| 1966 | 30 | — | #2,642 | #3,184 |
| 1965 | 21 | — | #3,506 | #3,479 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #7,550 | #3,228 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | #3,592 | #3,262 |
| 1962 | 23 | — | #3,735 | #2,807 |
| 1961 | 23 | — | #5,189 | #2,217 |
| 1960 | 21 | — | #4,105 | #2,826 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | #4,937 | #3,525 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #3,506 | #3,846 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #4,820 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #5,804 | #2,922 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | #6,509 | #2,924 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | #6,430 | #3,735 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,427 | — |
| 1952 | 11 | — | #6,223 | #3,656 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #6,043 | — |
| 1949 | 15 | — | #4,563 | #2,970 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | #3,811 | #3,249 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | #3,027 | #4,150 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,906 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | #4,434 | #2,539 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | — | #2,814 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | #5,218 | #3,171 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #5,218 | #3,944 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,325 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,926 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,839 |