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

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #36, 1979boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1963

  • 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: #236 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,924 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedIDMontana: #158 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 867 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedMNIllinois: #276 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,914 boysILWisconsin: #231 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,930 boysWIMichigan: #471 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,753 boysMINew York: #486 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 9,186 boysNYMassachusetts: #368 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,962 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedRIOregon: #167 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,016 boysORNevada: 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: #244 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,551 boysIAIndiana: #292 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,420 boysINOhio: #337 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,435 boysOHPennsylvania: #376 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,271 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #320 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 2,981 boysCAUtah: #164 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 810 boysUTColorado: #258 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,093 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #206 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,592 boysMOKentucky: #310 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,674 boysKYWest Virginia: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,401 boysWVVirginia: #263 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,270 boysVAMaryland: #257 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,729 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDEArizona: #197 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,038 boysAZNew Mexico: #259 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,523 boysNMKansas: #220 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,583 boysKSArkansas: #132 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 671 boysARTennessee: #167 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,121 boysTNNorth Carolina: #208 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,441 boysNCSouth Carolina: #257 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,071 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,935 boysDCOklahoma: #139 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 751 boysOKLouisiana: #173 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 880 boysLAMississippi: #180 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 923 boysMSAlabama: #149 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 762 boysALGeorgia: #200 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,205 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedHITexas: #185 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 930 boysTXFlorida: #216 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,371 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#132 · 1 in 671
  2. Oklahoma#139 · 1 in 751
  3. Alabama#149 · 1 in 762
  4. Montana#158 · 1 in 867
  5. Utah#164 · 1 in 810

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#132291 in 671
Oklahoma#139301 in 751
Alabama#149461 in 762
Montana#15881 in 867
Utah#164141 in 810
Oregon#167161 in 1,016
Tennessee#167341 in 1,121
Louisiana#173451 in 880
Mississippi#180281 in 923
Texas#1851241 in 930
Arizona#197161 in 1,038
Georgia#200391 in 1,205
Missouri#206281 in 1,592
North Carolina#208351 in 1,441
Florida#216391 in 1,371
Kansas#220131 in 1,583
Wisconsin#231151 in 2,930
Washington#236151 in 1,924
Iowa#244111 in 2,551
Maryland#257121 in 2,729
South Carolina#257131 in 2,071
Colorado#258101 in 2,093
New Mexico#25981 in 1,523
Virginia#263191 in 2,270
Illinois#276371 in 2,914
Indiana#292151 in 3,420
District of Columbia#29451 in 2,935
West Virginia#29451 in 3,401
Kentucky#31091 in 3,674
California#320631 in 2,981
Ohio#337191 in 5,435
Massachusetts#36851 in 10,962
Pennsylvania#376151 in 7,271
Michigan#47181 in 10,753
New York#486191 in 9,186
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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
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 1963

girls
#4,019
11 births · 1 in 175,228 girls
boys
#257
888 births · 1 in 2,287 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #4,019Travis11

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #257Travis888
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 175,228 of them was named Travis, which outranked 47.5% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #3,801Yolando12
  2. #3,801Zoila12
  3. #3,801Zola12
  4. #4,019Travis11
  5. #4,019Abra11
  6. #4,019Adrain11
  7. #4,019Adraine11
  8. #4,272Alishia10
  9. #4,272Alix10
  10. #4,272Allean10

Tied with 252 names at #4,019; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 2,287 of them was named Travis, which outranked 94.4% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #254Jessie904
  2. #255Jamie897
  3. #256Garry896
  4. #257Travis888
  5. #257Harvey888
  6. #259Robbie884
  7. #260Miguel881
  8. #261Nick871

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →