Name profile

Ravi

A name meaning "sun".

PronunciationSanskrit /ˈɾɐ.ʋi/; English /ˈɹɑː.viː/; Hindi /ɾə.ˈʋiː/; Gujarati /ˈɾə.ʋɪ/; Bengali /ˈrɔ.bi/
Usage languagesBengali, Dutch, Gujarati, Hindi, Hinduism, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
US rank (2025)#1,244

Meaning and history

Ravi means “sun” in Sanskrit and is the name of a Hindu sun god sometimes identified with Surya; a notable bearer was the musician Ravi Shankar (1920–2012).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 68 births, rank #1,967
2007: 42 births, rank #2,811
2008: 55 births, rank #2,345
2009: 51 births, rank #2,486
2010: 39 births, rank #2,958
20112011: 52 births, rank #2,403
2012: 45 births, rank #2,678
2013: 53 births, rank #2,364
2014: 60 births, rank #2,230
2015: 47 births, rank #2,600
20162016: 50 births, rank #2,518
2017: 44 births, rank #2,755
2018: 49 births, rank #2,579
2019: 57 births, rank #2,364
2020: 72 births, rank #1,977
20212021: 94 births, rank #1,721
2022: 119 births, rank #1,516
2023: 127 births, rank #1,432
2024: 167 births, rank #1,211
20252025: 160 births, rank #1,244

In 2025, 160 babies were recorded with the name Ravi, ranking #1,244 among boys.