Raven Goodwin
There are approximately 11 people named Raven Goodwin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 31,159,485 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Raven with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Goodwin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
11
1 in 31,159,485
Named Raven
46K
Alive today
Named Goodwin
79K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 46K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 26
Top Census group: Black or African American (40.2%)
Estimated bearers: 79K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #472
Per 100K: 23.07
Top ancestry: White (73.8%)
First name trend
Raven: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Raven. The peak year was 1993 with 2,394 births. The average person named Raven today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Raven
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Raven, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 40.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Raven described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Raven at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American40.2% · 14,983
- White37.9% · 14,134
- Hispanic or Latino10.4% · 3,859
- Two or more races8.2% · 3,049
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 743
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 512
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Goodwin surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Goodwin, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 73.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Goodwin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Goodwin at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.8% · 50,905
- Black or African American17.0% · 11,705
- Two or more races4.2% · 2,912
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 2,354
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 602
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 485
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Raven has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0134% of the US population, based on 46,063 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Raven right now.
The surname Goodwin appears at a rate of 23.07 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0231%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 11 people with the full name Raven Goodwin. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Raven Goodwin: questions and answers
How many people are named Raven Goodwin?
We estimate approximately 11 people in the United States share the full name Raven Goodwin. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0134%) with the surname frequency (23.07 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Raven Goodwin?
We classify Raven Goodwin as "Very Rare". About 1 in 31,159,485 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Raven a male or female name?
Raven is predominantly female. Out of 47,425 total SSA registrations, 6.9% were male and 93.1% were female. See the full Raven profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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