Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. It has 156,444 inhabitants as of 2025.
Meaning & Origin of Ravenna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. It has 156,444 inhabitants as of 2025.
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The Story of Ravenna
Ravenna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1932, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 44 Ravennas were born — ranking #3,447 that year. As of 2026, Ravenna ranks #4,614 for baby girls with 30 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 592 Ravennas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ravenna
Ravenna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 592 births in the dataset. Ravenna's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #2,540. Use the chart and map above to compare Ravenna'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 .
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