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

Showing
Show data for
Peak · boys
1979 · 11,037 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
29 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
308,571
since 1880

Travis over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #36, 1979boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#434732
2024—#359923
2023—#379848
2022—#382849
2021—#380850
2020—#337965
2019—#3221,032
2018—#3141,077
2017—#3021,168
2016—#2761,314
2015—#2571,404
2014—#2531,491
2013—#2321,585
2012—#2121,758
2011—#1901,943
2010—#1782,126
2009—#1772,198
2008—#1772,232
2007—#1702,404
2006—#1622,599
2005—#1752,368
2004#6,21619#1662,461
2003—#1592,541
2002—#1442,702
2001—#1342,943
2000#9,16310#1153,289
1999—#1023,608
1998—#983,924
1997#12,0706#814,684
1996#7,57411#735,159
1995#6,25714#665,602
1994#7,60411#536,800
1993#3,50631#507,940
1992#4,68621#488,895
1991#3,63329#4410,134
1990#3,29733#4211,462
1989#2,37149#4111,526
1988#1,49191#4111,423
1987#1,61976#4210,397
1986#1,63872#498,480
1985#1,65071#469,094
1984#1,75162#4210,241
1983#1,35888#4110,478
1982#1,43684#3910,415
1981#1,45583#4010,109
1980#1,41986#3710,764
1979#1,55574#3611,037
1978#1,80456#466,953
1977#1,53870#447,277
1976#1,77553#466,832
1975#1,93546#515,961
1974#1,70953#545,702
1973#1,75550#535,868
1972#1,98940#575,136
1971#1,77250#615,016
1970#2,57728#694,321
1969#2,05837#1132,862
1968#2,96919#1412,063
1967#2,37626#1661,602
1966#3,74012#1891,299
1965#3,95211#2221,076
1964#4,35510#2351,024
1963#4,01911#257888
1962#3,78212#302652
1961#3,06017#324585
1960#4,7738#330549
1959#4,6258#347504
1958#3,23214#372435
1957#4,5368#415353
1956#4,4678#384384
1955#5,8285#380356
1954#3,71810#371360
1953#3,9559#355383
1952#3,7969#355366
1951#3,10612#355374
1950#4,3157#344383
1949#2,72614#349373
1948#2,97412#348373
1947#2,27919#338408
1946#3,4309#319406
1945#2,33914#344307
1944#3,1399#331334
1943#2,15117#348315
1942#2,53713#320359
1941#2,84610#310350
1940#2,57211#295355
1939#2,30013#295353
1938#2,02116#291354
1937#3,4347#301320
1936#3,3767#295335
1935#2,9269#293345
1934#3,8026#281364
1933#3,4067#313295
1932#2,49012#328282
1931—#324286
1930#4,0476#361254
1929#2,92110#337273
1928#2,95410#374243
1927#2,85911#365256
1926#3,5648#406217
1925#2,48914#384241
1924#2,80912#382246
1923#2,16917#386237
1922#4,4456#373262
1921#3,4009#385246
1920#3,09710#386240
1919#3,8177#381232
1918#3,2449#382244
1917#2,87910#393205
1916#2,02816#405189
1915#2,68810#427160
1914#2,6388#387150
1913#2,5407#413109
1912#2,6346#44677
1911—#46140
1910#2,3985#50131
1909—#44932
1908—#49925
1907—#51121
1906—#56817
1905—#49121
1904—#49219
1903—#73410
1902—#53616
1901—#9436
1900—#43027
1899—#61311
1898—#8857
1897—#61512
1896—#72210
1895—#68510
1894—#7878
1893—#7688
1892—#57213
1891—#6359
1890—#6679
1889—#7897
1888—#9176
1887——
1886—#57811
1885—#57711
1884—#61310
1883—#6449
1882—#61110
1881——
1880—#52612
First appearance
1880

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 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #457 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,453 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #373 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,492 boysMOKentucky: #411 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,744 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #360 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,910 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedKSArkansas: #139 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 835 boysARTennessee: #201 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,595 boysTNNorth Carolina: #338 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,197 boysNCSouth Carolina: #290 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,985 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #242 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,155 boysOKLouisiana: #214 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,420 boysLAMississippi: #151 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 950 boysMSAlabama: #158 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,017 boysALGeorgia: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,519 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedHITexas: #153 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 758 boysTXFlorida: #290 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,936 boysFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#139 · 1 in 835
  2. Mississippi#151 · 1 in 950
  3. Texas#153 · 1 in 758
  4. Alabama#158 · 1 in 1,017
  5. Georgia#191 · 1 in 1,519

Best ever in a state: #9 in North Dakota, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#139241 in 835
Mississippi#151251 in 950
Texas#1531041 in 758
Alabama#158321 in 1,017
Georgia#191241 in 1,519
Tennessee#201201 in 1,595
Louisiana#214191 in 1,420
Oklahoma#242101 in 2,155
Florida#29081 in 2,936
South Carolina#29081 in 2,985
North Carolina#338101 in 4,197
Virginia#36061 in 4,910
Missouri#37351 in 6,492
Kentucky#41151 in 5,744
California#457101 in 8,453
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Illinois———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Michigan———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
New York———
North Dakota———
Ohio———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
West Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
99 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1979 at #36 (11,037 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 29 yrs · run 1970–1998
  • Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1888–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 156
  • Highest: 1 in 156 boys born in 1979 were named Travis (0.64%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,333 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 33.4% of all boys named Travis (102,927) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s76#526 (1880)#657
1890s97#572 (1892)#695
1900s194#430 (1900)#565
1910s1,437#381 (1919)#420
1920s2,461#337 (1929)#378
1930s3,188#281 (1934)#308
1940s3,580#295 (1940)#330
1950s3,898#344 (1950)#368
1960s12,600#113 (1969)#228
1970s64,103#36 (1979)#52
1980s102,927#37 (1980)#42
1990s68,208#42 (1990)#66
2000s25,737#115 (2000)#158
2010s14,898#178 (2010)#254
2020s5,167#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 1944

girls
#3,139
9 births · 1 in 147,469 girls
boys
#331
334 births · 1 in 4,080 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #3,139Travis9

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #331Travis334
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 147,469 of them was named Travis, which outranked 40.1% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #2,946Willodean10
  2. #2,946Zeola10
  3. #2,946Zina10
  4. #3,139Travis9
  5. #3,139Adriane9
  6. #3,139Adrianna9
  7. #3,139Aletta9
  8. #3,378Abbey8
  9. #3,378Abelina8
  10. #3,378Adah8

Tied with 238 names at #3,139; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 4,080 of them was named Travis, which outranked 91.5% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #327Mario340
  2. #329Louie338
  3. #330Jeffery336
  4. #331Travis334
  5. #332Angelo333
  6. #333Guadalupe331
  7. #334Andy329
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1944 →