Ravi name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Sanskrit

Usage: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Sikh, Indian and Oriya

Pronunciation: r(a)-vi

Meaning: Great, Intelligent, Powerful Boy, Smart, Sun, Lord Surya (Sun), Fire, The Sun and Expert or Skilled

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What does Ravi mean?
Variations of Ravi
How popular is Ravi?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Ravi
Famous People Named Ravi
Lists having Ravi

What does Ravi mean?

The prevalent unisex name Ravi is chiefly used among Sikhs, Bengali, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Oriya, Hindi, Sindhi, Indian and Gujarati is originated from Sanskrit, Ravi means "Great, Intelligent, Powerful Boy, Smart, Sun, Lord Surya (Sun), Fire, The Sun or Expert or Skilled".

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How do I pronounce Ravi?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Ravi as r(a)-vi.

Variants of Ravi

Rav

Names that rhyme with Ravi

How popular is the name Ravi?

Ravi was a common name in Netherlands. Over 623 babies have been named Ravi since 2015. At the peak of its usage in 2016,. However after 5 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but it is still going strong.

Ravi is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1963 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 1986, it ranked 1042nd when 88 boy were named Ravi.

Over 2814 people have been named Ravi in United States.

Ravi is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 500 names.

In 1997, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 427 on boy names chart when 47 babies were named Ravi. Over 512 people have been named Ravi in England and Wales.

Ravi is an uncommon baby name in France where it has been in use since 1968 and achieved its top ranking of 1537 in 1968.

Ravi is a rare baby name in Belgium where it is still in use.

However things change on global perspective, Ravi is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 900 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Oman and England.

According to our research, at least 1640000 people have been bestowed Ravi around the globe.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	1433	126	0	0
2022	1507	119	0	0
2021	1713	94	0	0
2020	1973	72	0	0
2019	2361	57	0	0
2018	2576	49	0	0
2017	2753	44	0	0
2016	2515	50	0	0
2015	2598	47	0	0
2014	2229	60	0	0

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Facts

Ravi in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	1142	264	43	5
	103	4	20	0

Here's what numbers has to say about Ravi

You will come to see that you are better without those who hurt you. People often mistake you for a fool but you always find an indirect way to prove them wrong. There are so many new, exciting things to experience. Start looking at obstacles and challenges as new opportunities. Once you focus on yourself, you will gain your inner peace back. Because of your naivety and kind-heart, you often get disappointed.

Go through the following names similar to Ravi

Amardeep - Used chiefly in Oriya and Malayalam unheard-of, Amardeep is originated from Punjabi, Amardeep means "Everlasting Light or The Lamp of Immortality" is used for both genders
Vasvi came from Sanskrit, meaning of Vasvi is "The Divine Night, Treasure or Divine Night" used in Tamil and Oriya is a gender insensitive name
Chetandeep - Majorly used in Bengali, Kannada and Gujarati, Chetandeep means "Lamp of Consciousness" is used for boys
Jasveer is used mainly in Hindi and Kannada, Jasveer means "Get Victory, A Brave One who Sings God's Praises or Hero of Fame" is given to both sexes
Udaya - Primarily used in Tamil and Oriya, Udaya means "Dawn, Dusk or Rising Sun" is a gender-neutral name is originated from Sanskrit

Famous people named Ravi

Ravi Arimilli, IBM Fellow and Chief Architect
Ravi Kichlu, prominent classical Hindustani vocalist of Agra gharana
Ravi Desai, American executive and Harvard graduate accused by various companies
Ravi Varma V, Maharaja of Cochin, India in 1943–46
Ravi J. Matthai, management education administrator
Ravi Walia, Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor
Ravi Sethi, Indian computer scientist retired
Ravi Grover, Indian nuclear scientist and a mechanical engineer from the prestigious Delhi College of Engineering

Ravi Vakil, Canadian-American mathematician working
Ravi Shankar, Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music
Ravi Shankar, Indian spiritual leader
Ravi, Indian music director
Ravi Shastri, Indian cricket commentator
Ravi Rampaul, West Indian cricketer
Ravi Coltrane, American post-bop jazz saxophonist
Ravi Zacharias, Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist
Ravi Jagannathan, American economist
Ravi Ratnayeke, former Sri Lankan cricketer and ODI captain
Ravi Kapoor, British actor of Indian heritage best
Ravi Kahlon, Canadian politician and field hockey player
Ravi Batra, Indian-American economist, author
Ravi Bopara, English cricketer

Ravi K. Chandran, Indian cinematographer, and director
Ravi, musical artist
Ravi Teja, deccanchronicle
Ravi Baichwal, news anchor and reporter at WLS-TV in Chicago
Ravi Bissambhar, Trinidadian chutney musician
Ravi Krishna, Indian actor
Ravi Varman, Indian cinematographer, filmmaker
Ravi Baswani, well-known Indian film actor
Ravi Chopra, Indian film producer and director
Ravi Varma, Tollywood actor and is best
Ravi Shankar, American poet, editor
Ravi Kishan, Indian actor and television personality
Ravi Khote, playback singer for films in India
Ravi Narayana Reddy, founding member of the Communist Party of India
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Indian lawyer

Ravi Alluri in movie Maa Inti Premayanam as Director
Ravi Kumar played key role of Ravi in 1968 action and crime film Ek Raat.
In 1980, Ravi Alummodu characterized the role of N in flick Sooryante Maranum.
In 1994, Ravi Saagar characterized the role of N in romance flick Ishq Mein Jeena Ishq Mein Marna.
In 2007 drama flick, Parveen Bobby, Ravi Ahlawat played N.
Ravi Bhatia, from 2013 comedy, family film 2 Little Indians, who played Papa.
Ravi Sharma portrayed the central character of Nibir in 2017 romance flick Tumi Aahibaane.
Ravi Godse, from 2009 comedy movie Help Me, Help You, who portrayed Ravi.
Ravi M. Iyer, from 2008 crime, thriller flick Killing Mark Twain, who portrayed Farouk.

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/

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