Feminine dossier · first seen 1941

Raven

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Raven
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1993

Peak rank proxy

2,285

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1941Peak 19932024

Peak year

1993

Decline from peak

64.4%

2024

813

All-time

44,135

Raven has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1993, when 2,285 girls were named Raven.

In 2024, only 813 girls were given the name.

Down 64.4% from its peak.

All told, about 44,135 Americans have been named Raven and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1941.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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