Ravyn
Ravyn was the 2639th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1442nd with 133 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Ravyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Raven) raven (the bird) · English, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,639 girls, up 176 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002133 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,668babies recorded
What does the name Ravyn mean?
Ravyn is a spelling of Raven, pronounced the same way, so it shares Raven's meaning and origin.
Raven is the name of the large black bird, from Old English hræfn, used as a given name. Wiktionary notes it has been used for girls since the 1970s, usually for a girl with dark hair, and also for boys; Old Norse Hrafn was a man's name in medieval Scandinavia. The TV series That's So Raven (2003) kept it visible.
hræfn (Old English, “raven”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Raven', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'raven', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Ravyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 19 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,639 | 66 |
| 2020 | #2,815 | 59 |
| 2010 | #3,873 | 40 |
| 2000 | #1,882 | 91 |
| 1990 | #2,942 | 39 |
| 1980 | #7,943 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ravyn, counting every spelling?
Ravyn is a spelling of Raven, a name family that ranked #391 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,639 for Ravyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 844 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raven | 771 | #404 | 3,986 |
| Ravyn | 66 | #2,639 | 337 |
| Ravynn | 7 | #12,892 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ravyn?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ravyn (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ravyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ravyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ravyn?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Ravyn are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 10 and 27. That makes Ravyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ravyn by state
How common Ravyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ravyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ravyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ravyn
What does Ravyn mean?
Ravyn is a spelling of Raven, which means “raven (the bird)” (English, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ravyn?
Ravyn was the 2639th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1442nd with 133 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Ravyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ravyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ravyn in the US.
Where is Ravyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ravyn was most common in Ohio (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Michigan.