Rayven
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Meaning & Origin of Rayven
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ethinylestradiol/etonogestrel, sold under the brand name Nuvaring among others, is a hormonal vaginal ring used for birth control and to improve menstrual symptoms. It contains ethinylestradiol, an estrogen, and etonogestrel, a progestin. It is used by insertion into the vagina. Pregnancy occurs in about 0.3% of women with perfect use and 9% of women with typical use.
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Origin & history
The Story of Rayven
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Rayven as a girl name dates back to 1979, when 8 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 130 newborns named Rayven — #1,533 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Rayven on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rayven ranks #3,253 for girls with 49 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rayven first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 17 births, good for #4,502 nationwide. About 37% of every Rayven on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Rayven last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 170 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rayven
Rayven is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rayven's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #1,373. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayven'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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