Ravon
Masculine
Ravon is given to both — 906 boys and 264 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Ravon looks like a bird and is not one. The spelling keeps it a letter away from the word on purpose, which is a device American naming uses constantly and rarely gets credit for.
How old is the name Ravon?
Ravon first appears in US birth records in 1935 — 90 years ago. The typical Ravon alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 900 people named Ravon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ravon most popular?
Ravon peaked in 1996, reaching #1705 nationally. See the whole 1996 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Ravon
The bird is worth a paragraph anyway, because it has the better story. In the flood account the raven is sent out first, before the dove, and it does not come back — the text says only that it went to and fro until the waters dried up, which readers have been arguing about for two thousand years. Some traditions made it faithless for not returning; others pointed out that a carrion bird would have found plenty to eat and no particular reason to come home, and that the dove's return proves only that there was nowhere for a dove to land. The raven gets the blame and the dove gets the olive branch. A name that keeps one letter between itself and that bird has, in effect, taken the story without taking the verdict.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source. It belongs to a set of American men's names ending in -von and -on that were built through the middle of the last century, and the front is a syllable rather than a word. The bird is not behind it; if it were, the name would be spelled like the bird.
Pronouncing Ravon
RAY-von
Two syllables, stress at the front. Ruh-VON, with the weight at the back, is also used and the spelling does not decide.
Nicknames for Ravon
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1935
- Most boys named
- 199655 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1705reached in 1996
- Change vs 2021
- 0.0%6 in 2024, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ravons among us
people named Ravon are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Ravon sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short, strong and read correctly on sight.
- It works for either child, which the record confirms.
- The spelling is distinctive while the sounds are entirely ordinary.
- It will be read as the bird by anyone moving fast.
- Most children with this spelling are boys, but a real minority are girls; either may be taken for the other.
- Two pronunciations are possible and he will be asked which.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ravons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Ravon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ravon in 2025?
- Ravon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Ravon with classmates?
- Ravon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with R, all years combined.
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