Baby name
STABLE
🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 Ravi
/RAH · vee/
Meaning
“Sun or radiant”
Sanskrit name meaning sun or radiant; one of the oldest names in continuous use, carried by the Hindu sun god Surya-Ravi and embedded in Indian culture across thousands of years.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
playful
How it ages.
Timeless in South Asian contexts; classic without feeling aged, carries real cultural weight.
The cultural moment.
Stable top-tier name in India for decades; also present in South Asian diaspora communities in the UK and Canada throughout the 2000s and 2010s.