boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Ravi

Meaning the sun or the sun-god. Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,249 Trend ↑ Rising 162%

Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi, “the sun or the sun-god.”).

Rank 2025
#1,249
among boys · ↓30 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
160
named Ravi · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,675
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
167 babies
All-time total
3,610
#2,254 all-time among boys
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Ravi popularity over time

3,610 babies have been named Ravi since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 5 113 118 12 – #1,385
1970s – 397 397 40 +236% #1,207
1980s – 673 673 67 +70% #1,047
1990s – 646 646 65 -4% #1,164
2000s – 541 541 54 -16% #1,844
2010s – 496 496 50 -8% #2,248
2020s (to 2025) – 739 739 123 +148% #1,219

Where Ravi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 189 0.11 outside top 500
2027 217 0.13 outside top 500
2028 244 0.14 outside top 500
2029 270 0.16 outside top 500
2030 295 0.17 outside top 500

Where Ravi is most popular

Boys named Ravi per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.077 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Ravi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 130 0.945 +1124%
New Jersey 40 0.199 +157%
Connecticut 12 0.177 +130%
Pennsylvania 47 0.177 +129%
Florida 78 0.165 +113%
South Carolina 13 0.126 +63%
New York 42 0.097 +26%
California 62 0.068 -12%
Maryland 5 0.042 -46%
Georgia 6 0.024 -69%
Texas 17 0.019 -75%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ravi

Ravi is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,249 in 2025 with 160 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 3,610 American babies have been named Ravi. Its peak came in 2024, when 167 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ravi stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ravi?

The median living Ravi is about 25 years old; half are between 8 and 39. An estimated 3,500 people named Ravi are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ravi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 160 #1,249
2024 – – 167 #1,219
2023 – – 127 #1,438
2022 – – 119 #1,520
2021 – – 94 #1,737
2020 – – 72 #1,991
2019 – – 57 #2,385
2018 – – 49 #2,607
2017 – – 44 #2,789
2016 – – 50 #2,543
2015 – – 47 #2,635
2014 – – 60 #2,248
2013 – – 53 #2,390
2012 – – 45 #2,706
2011 – – 52 #2,431
2010 – – 39 #2,999
2009 – – 51 #2,510
2008 – – 55 #2,371
2007 – – 42 #2,858
2006 – – 68 #1,988
2005 – – 60 #2,076
2004 – – 57 #2,096
2003 – – 50 #2,197
2002 – – 52 #2,084
2001 – – 48 #2,177
2000 – – 58 #1,844
1995 – – 46 #1,882
1990 – – 88 #1,164
1985 – – 78 #1,047
1980 – – 61 #1,174
1975 – – 47 #1,253
1970 – – 32 #1,515
1965 – – 6 #3,838
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
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1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1890 – – – –
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Famous people named Ravi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar Indian musician and sitar player (1920–2012) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ravi Teja Ravi Teja Indian actor and film producer (born 1968) Contemporary
  3. 3 Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar Indian spiritual leader b. 1956 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Ravi Zacharias Ravi Zacharias Canadian-American Christian apologist (1946–2020) Contemporary
  5. 5 Ravi Shankar Prasad Ravi Shankar Prasad Indian politician and lawyer (born 1954) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ravi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ravi?

The median living Ravi is about 25 years old. Half of all living Ravis are between 8 and 39 years old.

How many people named Ravi are alive today?

An estimated 3,500 people named Ravi are alive in the United States, based on 3,610 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ravi mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi, “the sun or the sun-god.”).

How popular is the name Ravi in 2025?

Ravi ranked #1,249 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 160 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ravi?

3,610 babies have been named Ravi in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ravi most popular?

Ravi peaked in 2024, when 167 newborns received the name.

Is Ravi a boy or girl name?

Ravi is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ravi rising or falling?

Ravi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ravi become more popular?

Ravi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 295 boys named Ravi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ravi?

Well-known people named Ravi include Ravi Shankar (musician), Ravi Teja (actor), Ravi Shankar (religious figure).

Names like Ravi

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