Travis
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #6,216 · #434 for boys in 2025, 732 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1979 · 11,037 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 29 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 308,571since 1880
Travis over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #434 | 732 | |
| 2024 | — | #359 | 923 | |
| 2023 | — | #379 | 848 | |
| 2022 | — | #382 | 849 | |
| 2021 | — | #380 | 850 | |
| 2020 | — | #337 | 965 | |
| 2019 | — | #322 | 1,032 | |
| 2018 | — | #314 | 1,077 | |
| 2017 | — | #302 | 1,168 | |
| 2016 | — | #276 | 1,314 | |
| 2015 | — | #257 | 1,404 | |
| 2014 | — | #253 | 1,491 | |
| 2013 | — | #232 | 1,585 | |
| 2012 | — | #212 | 1,758 | |
| 2011 | — | #190 | 1,943 | |
| 2010 | — | #178 | 2,126 | |
| 2009 | — | #177 | 2,198 | |
| 2008 | — | #177 | 2,232 | |
| 2007 | — | #170 | 2,404 | |
| 2006 | — | #162 | 2,599 | |
| 2005 | — | #175 | 2,368 | |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | #166 | 2,461 |
| 2003 | — | #159 | 2,541 | |
| 2002 | — | #144 | 2,702 | |
| 2001 | — | #134 | 2,943 | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #115 | 3,289 |
| 1999 | — | #102 | 3,608 | |
| 1998 | — | #98 | 3,924 | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #81 | 4,684 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #73 | 5,159 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #66 | 5,602 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #53 | 6,800 |
| 1993 | #3,506 | 31 | #50 | 7,940 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #48 | 8,895 |
| 1991 | #3,633 | 29 | #44 | 10,134 |
| 1990 | #3,297 | 33 | #42 | 11,462 |
| 1989 | #2,371 | 49 | #41 | 11,526 |
| 1988 | #1,491 | 91 | #41 | 11,423 |
| 1987 | #1,619 | 76 | #42 | 10,397 |
| 1986 | #1,638 | 72 | #49 | 8,480 |
| 1985 | #1,650 | 71 | #46 | 9,094 |
| 1984 | #1,751 | 62 | #42 | 10,241 |
| 1983 | #1,358 | 88 | #41 | 10,478 |
| 1982 | #1,436 | 84 | #39 | 10,415 |
| 1981 | #1,455 | 83 | #40 | 10,109 |
| 1980 | #1,419 | 86 | #37 | 10,764 |
| 1979 | #1,555 | 74 | #36 | 11,037 |
| 1978 | #1,804 | 56 | #46 | 6,953 |
| 1977 | #1,538 | 70 | #44 | 7,277 |
| 1976 | #1,775 | 53 | #46 | 6,832 |
| 1975 | #1,935 | 46 | #51 | 5,961 |
| 1974 | #1,709 | 53 | #54 | 5,702 |
| 1973 | #1,755 | 50 | #53 | 5,868 |
| 1972 | #1,989 | 40 | #57 | 5,136 |
| 1971 | #1,772 | 50 | #61 | 5,016 |
| 1970 | #2,577 | 28 | #69 | 4,321 |
| 1969 | #2,058 | 37 | #113 | 2,862 |
| 1968 | #2,969 | 19 | #141 | 2,063 |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 | #166 | 1,602 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #189 | 1,299 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #222 | 1,076 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #235 | 1,024 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #257 | 888 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #302 | 652 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #324 | 585 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #330 | 549 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #347 | 504 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #372 | 435 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #415 | 353 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #384 | 384 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #380 | 356 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #371 | 360 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #355 | 383 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #355 | 366 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #355 | 374 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #344 | 383 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | #349 | 373 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #348 | 373 |
| 1947 | #2,279 | 19 | #338 | 408 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #319 | 406 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #344 | 307 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #331 | 334 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | #348 | 315 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #320 | 359 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #310 | 350 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #295 | 355 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | #295 | 353 |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | #291 | 354 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #301 | 320 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #295 | 335 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #293 | 345 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #281 | 364 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #313 | 295 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #328 | 282 |
| 1931 | — | #324 | 286 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #361 | 254 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #337 | 273 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #374 | 243 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #365 | 256 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #406 | 217 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | #384 | 241 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #382 | 246 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 | #386 | 237 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #373 | 262 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #385 | 246 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #386 | 240 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #381 | 232 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #382 | 244 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #393 | 205 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #405 | 189 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #427 | 160 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #387 | 150 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #413 | 109 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #446 | 77 |
| 1911 | — | #461 | 40 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #501 | 31 |
| 1909 | — | #449 | 32 | |
| 1908 | — | #499 | 25 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #491 | 21 | |
| 1904 | — | #492 | 19 | |
| 1903 | — | #734 | 10 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #430 | 27 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #572 | 13 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #578 | 11 | |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | #644 | 9 | |
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Travis was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Travis is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#112 · 1 in 551
- Mississippi#118 · 1 in 681
- Arkansas#128 · 1 in 664
- Alabama#131 · 1 in 847
- Oklahoma#197 · 1 in 1,332
Best ever in a state: #9 in North Dakota, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #112 | 113 | 1 in 551 |
| Mississippi | #118 | 32 | 1 in 681 |
| Arkansas | #128 | 29 | 1 in 664 |
| Alabama | #131 | 34 | 1 in 847 |
| Oklahoma | #197 | 16 | 1 in 1,332 |
| Louisiana | #209 | 18 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Tennessee | #217 | 14 | 1 in 1,994 |
| Kentucky | #230 | 14 | 1 in 2,040 |
| Georgia | #236 | 15 | 1 in 2,076 |
| South Carolina | #255 | 9 | 1 in 2,357 |
| North Carolina | #257 | 16 | 1 in 2,312 |
| California | #397 | 9 | 1 in 5,856 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Travis
- 75 spots since 2024 (#359 → #434)
- 97 spots since 2020 (#337 → #434)
- 177 spots since 2015 (#257 → #434)
- Biggest jump: 407 spots in 1902 (#943 → #536)
- Biggest drop: 513 spots in 1901 (#430 → #943)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1979 at #36 (11,037 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 29 yrs · run 1970–1998
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1888–2025
- Highest: 1 in 156 boys born in 1979 were named Travis (0.64%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,333 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 33.4% of all boys named Travis (102,927) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | #526 (1880) | #657 |
| 1890s | 97 | #572 (1892) | #695 |
| 1900s | 194 | #430 (1900) | #565 |
| 1910s | 1,437 | #381 (1919) | #420 |
| 1920s | 2,461 | #337 (1929) | #378 |
| 1930s | 3,188 | #281 (1934) | #308 |
| 1940s | 3,580 | #295 (1940) | #330 |
| 1950s | 3,898 | #344 (1950) | #368 |
| 1960s | 12,600 | #113 (1969) | #228 |
| 1970s | 64,103 | #36 (1979) | #52 |
| 1980s | 102,927 | #37 (1980) | #42 |
| 1990s | 68,208 | #42 (1990) | #66 |
| 2000s | 25,737 | #115 (2000) | #158 |
| 2010s | 14,898 | #178 (2010) | #254 |
| 2020s | 5,167 | #337 (2020) | #379 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Travis in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 103,957 of them was named Travis, which outranked 48.8% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,424Wenda12
- #2,424Wynelle12
- #2,424Wynette12
- #2,572Travis11
- #2,572Alix11
- #2,572Almira11
- #2,572Aloha11
- #2,737Adah10
- #2,737Aggie10
- #2,737Albertina10
Tied with 164 names at #2,572; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 3,265 of them was named Travis, which outranked 92.5% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.