Draven is a modern name that has no traditional meaning and is usually read as a dark play on "raven"; it was invented for Eric Draven, the hero of James O'Barr's comic The Crow and the 1994 film starring Brandon Lee. The name spread among fans of the film and of gothic style in the late 1990s. Draven ranked number 737 in 2000, peaked at 637 in 2005, left the US top 1000 in 2019 and ranks 1217 in 2025.