Fionn vs Ravi
Fionn and Ravicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Fionn was ranked #6 and Ravi #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Fionn was ranked #757 and Ravi #1132 among boys in England and Wales.
Fionn and Ravi over time
Fionn and Ravi appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Fionn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ravi in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ravi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fionn in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Fionn and Ravi changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #757 and #1132.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fionn held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Ravi in 8.
Highest recorded here: Fionn #555 in 2022, Ravi #427 in 1997.
The order changed in 2010: Fionn moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #1175 and #1133; by 2010 that had become #1082 and #1911.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fionn #757, Ravi #1132.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Fionn | Ravi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'white' or 'fair', extending in Old Irish usage to 'bright' and figuratively 'true, just'. Strongly associated with the mythological hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɪn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #6 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fionn has a recorded origin (Irish); Ravi does not have one recorded yet.
- Fionn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ravi.
- A meaning is recorded for Fionn; Ravi doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Fionn
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #257 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Ravi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #427 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys