Raven · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Raven.

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Its story

Popularity since 1921

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 83 recorded years as a table

Raven, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1921	5
1938	5
1942	4
1943	5
1944	6
1945	7
1946	3
1947	3
1948	4
1949	5
1952	3
1954	3
1955	4
1956	4
1957	3
1958	3
1959	3
1960	5
1961	7
1962	5
1963	4
1964	4
1965	4
1966	4
1967	3
1968	3
1969	4
1970	8
1971	4
1972	4
1973	8
1974	8
1975	6
1976	6
1977	12
1978	15
1979	10
1980	12
1981	12
1982	8
1983	7
1984	8
1985	11
1986	10
1987	12
1988	10
1989	13
1990	30
1991	26
1992	45
1993	56
1994	54
1995	51
1996	60
1997	75
1998	88
1999	98
2000	88
2001	92
2002	82
2003	69
2004	52
2005	37
2006	34
2007	17
2008	21
2009	24
2010	20
2011	21
2012	23
2013	20
2014	19
2015	19
2016	21
2017	21
2018	23
2019	18
2020	23
2021	26
2022	33
2023	25
2024	27
2025	25

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Raven isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 42
Rank in 2025: #2,941
How rare: 1 in 40,668 boys
Since 1921: 3,333

Most popular in 1999, at 98 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 27% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.