Ravi
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Ravi is a Hindi and Sanskrit name meaning “sun.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Ravi in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ravi against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ravi is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ravi in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 160 boys were named Ravi, making it the #1244 boys' name in the US. Since 1963, 3,605 boys have been named Ravi, with the most (167) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in Massachusetts, New Jersey and South Carolina.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Belgium (Flanders) | #454 boys | 12 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #845 boys | 38 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #509 boys | 6 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Netherlands | #160 boys | 104 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #882 boys | 7 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #704 boys | 2 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Ravi
There are 5 towns and villages with Ravi in their name, in 4 countries.
🇮🇹 Italy 2🇮🇳 India 1🇱🇻 Latvia 1🇳🇵 Nepal 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Ravi | Tuscany, 🇮🇹 Italy | 245 | Map |
| Ravi Bhawan | Bagmati Province, 🇳🇵 Nepal | – | Map |
| Rāvi | Maharashtra, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Rāvi | Tukums Municipality, 🇱🇻 Latvia | – | Map |
| Bivio di Ravi | Tuscany, 🇮🇹 Italy | 289 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ravi
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Ravi in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Rāvi Cheruvu | Andhra Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Ravi
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ravi.
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Vakil
Ravi Walia
Fictional characters named Ravi
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Ravi as a pet name
FurryName has found 10 dogs named Ravi in public pet registers, making it the #5,167 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (2), Tacoma (1), Cambridge (1). Ravi as a dog name →
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