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Raven

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Raven: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Raven: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #414, and it stood at #718 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #414 to #2636.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#414#2636
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1222
1997#1176
1998#1392
1999#1317
2000#1058
2001#1170
2002#1442
2003#909
2004#1383
2005#1012
2006#1243
2007#1502
2008#1516
2009#1752
2010#1389
2011#2636
2012#1428
2013#1291
2014#963
2015#674
2016#666
2017#560
2018#545
2019#465
2020#513
2021#419
2022#438
2023#414
2024#418

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

In 2024: #418 among girls in England and Wales, #431 among girls in Scotland, #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1222 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #414 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #414 in England and Wales in 2023.

Raven's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#418102HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#195112HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#41499HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#136319HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#43897HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#178113HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#419106HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#51379HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#33345HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46591HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#54576HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#56077HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#181213HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#66663HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#67460HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#24838HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#96338HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#129126HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#142822HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#27217HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#26369HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#138922HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#175215HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#151618HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#150217HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#124321HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#20878HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#101225HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#161711HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#138316HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#20707HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#90927HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#144213HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#117017HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#105819HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#131714HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#139213HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#117616HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#122215HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#4183HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#7184HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7364HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7524HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4317HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #414 in England and Wales in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.