Rising since 2022, #11,932 for girls today.
Popularity of Raiven since 1990
Babies named Raiven per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 157 |
| 2000s | 151 |
| 2010s | 95 |
| 2020s | 30 |
Meaning & origin
Raiven first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1990, a time when inventive spellings and nature-inspired names were gaining popularity. It reached its peak rank in 1997, but never broke into widespread use. The name has been rising again since 2022, reflecting a renewed interest in unique, modern-sounding names. With a rank of 11,932 in 2025 and a frequency of roughly 1 in every 229,610 births, Raiven remains a distinctive choice. Its top states are limited, but it has been used sporadically across the country. Raiven is best understood as a creative respelling of Raven, a name that has ancient associations with the bird and its symbolic meanings of intelligence and transformation, though Raiven itself carries no specific historical or cultural weight.
Raiven is a modern invented name, first recorded in the United States in 1990. Its spelling may have been influenced by the word 'raven' or by fashionable suffixes like '-en' and '-ven'. It has no known historical or traditional roots and is best understood as a creative coinage of the late 20th century.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Rai, Raven, Ren
Sibling names for Raiven
Names that share Raiven's style, for a brother or sister.
