Raven has been given to about 48,253 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Raven ranks 404th among American girls in 2025, with 813 born that year. Its best year was 1993, when 2,394 babies were given the name, ranking 139th. The typical living American called Raven is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.