The baby name Ravan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈrɑːvən/; respelling: RAH-vuhn. Sanskrit form Rāvana: /rɑːˈʋə.nə/ (raa-VAH-nah)..
The baby name Ravan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈrɑːvən/; respelling: RAH-vuhn. Sanskrit form Rāvana: /rɑːˈʋə.nə/ (raa-VAH-nah)..
Ravan is Persian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ravan is a South Asian masculine name from Sanskrit Ravana (रावण), built on the root rav- "to roar, make a loud sound," yielding meanings such as "roarer," "loud one," or "he who makes others cry." It entered modern Indian languages via epic tradition, and is commonly transliterated without diacritics as Ravan; other spellings include Ravana and Raavan.
The name’s cultural weight comes from the Ramayana, where Ravana is the ten-headed king of Lanka - an erudite scholar, accomplished musician, and ardent devotee of Shiva, yet the primary antagonist to Rama. Owing to this ambivalent legacy, Ravan is rarely chosen as a given name in India, though it appears in some communities and in diaspora as a statement of learning, strength, or reinterpretation. Do not confuse it with Arabic Rawan (feminine) or Persian ravan/ravān ("flowing; soul"), which are unrelated etymologies.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #42 | 2 | 706 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #118 | 13 | 1,400 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #487 | 19 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #492 | 13 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #542 | 11 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #655 | 13 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #917 | 85 | 16,750 |
| United States | Girls | 2005 | #919 | 6 | 9,844 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #944 | 16 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 11 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,185 | 27 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Ravan is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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