Draven
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DRAY-ven
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,217 for boys
Draven is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,217th for boys in the US (166 babies).
What does Draven mean?
Modern: modern coinage
Associated with Eric Draven, the avenging hero of the 1994 film The Crow.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Draven a girl's or a boy's name?
Draven is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 166 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Draven in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Draven in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Draven in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Draven in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,217th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 166 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 166 boys in the US were named Draven, making it the 1,217th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,086th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 382 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
2025 had fewer boys named Draven than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Draven in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 198 boys in the US were given Draven or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #997, up from #1,217 for this spelling alone.
Draven in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166 | #1,217 |
| 2024 | 192 | #1,114 |
| 2023 | 169 | #1,192 |
| 2022 | 167 | #1,198 |
| 2021 | 183 | #1,116 |
| 2020 | 182 | #1,086 |
| 2019 | 203 | #1,023 |
| 2018 | 217 | #954 |
| 2017 | 246 | #873 |
| 2016 | 252 | #872 |
| 2015 | 266 | #844 |
| 2014 | 276 | #822 |
| 2013 | 275 | #799 |
| 2012 | 300 | #763 |
| 2011 | 311 | #730 |
| 2010 | 313 | #732 |
| 2009 | 382 | #649 |
| 2008 | 360 | #672 |
| 2007 | 372 | #652 |
| 2006 | 327 | #688 |
| 2005 | 341 | #637 |
| 2004 | 294 | #684 |
| 2003 | 280 | #690 |
| 2002 | 246 | #719 |
| 2001 | 233 | #746 |
| 2000 | 233 | #734 |
| 1999 | 210 | #759 |
| 1998 | 162 | #894 |
| 1997 | 158 | #876 |
| 1996 | 163 | #851 |
| 1995 | 182 | #793 |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,659 |
Names like Draven
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Jayden, Kayden, Krishiv, Vivaan, Vihaan, Arjan, Arjun, River, Aryan, Dhruv, Yuvraj
Other spellings of Draven
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Draven: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/draven, updated 20 October 2026.