Ravyn is a respelling of Raven, the English word name for the glossy black bird, from the Old English hraefn, which parents choose for its dark, dramatic sound and the image of "raven" black hair. The y spelling followed the 1990s fashion for forms like Robyn and Jaclyn. Ravyn ranked number 1882 in 2000, peaked at number 1442 in 2002 and has drifted down to number 2639 in 2025, with 66 girls given the name.