Rava
Rava is a name with a single cultural origin: Esperanto.
- Esperanto
Meaning & Origin of Rava
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rava is a name with a single cultural origin: Esperanto.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Esperanto
The Story of Rava
American parents first put Rava on the record books as a baby girl name in 1923, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 6 Ravas were born — ranking #4,376 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Ravas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1975 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Ravas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Rava
Rava is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Rava's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #4,376. Use the chart and map above to compare Rava's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.