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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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 1965

  • 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: #200 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,439 boysWAIdaho: #94 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 390 boysIDMontana: #103 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 451 boysMTNorth Dakota: #173 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,177 boysNDMinnesota: #250 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,745 boysMNIllinois: #347 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,295 boysILWisconsin: #300 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,980 boysWIMichigan: #339 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,988 boysMINew York: #466 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 8,604 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedRIOregon: #128 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 669 boysORNevada: #107 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 457 boysNVWyoming: #105 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 424 boysWYSouth Dakota: #95 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 434 boysSDIowa: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,478 boysIAIndiana: #212 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,750 boysINOhio: #265 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,140 boysOHPennsylvania: #327 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,907 boysPANew Jersey: #419 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,329 boysNJConnecticut: #311 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,004 boysCTCalifornia: #260 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 2,033 boysCAUtah: #107 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 440 boysUTColorado: #283 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,572 boysCONebraska: #205 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,600 boysNEMissouri: #171 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,137 boysMOKentucky: #233 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,968 boysKYWest Virginia: #274 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,010 boysWVVirginia: #238 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,857 boysVAMaryland: #281 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,439 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDEArizona: #135 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 563 boysAZNew Mexico: #205 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,083 boysNMKansas: #144 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 828 boysKSArkansas: #109 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 548 boysARTennessee: #153 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 897 boysTNNorth Carolina: #164 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,035 boysNCSouth Carolina: #176 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,002 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #150 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 804 boysOKLouisiana: #204 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,045 boysLAMississippi: #147 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 703 boysMSAlabama: #124 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 637 boysALGeorgia: #146 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 770 boysGAHawaii: #195 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 955 boysHITexas: #162 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 762 boysTXFlorida: #198 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,238 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#94 · 1 in 390
  2. South Dakota#95 · 1 in 434
  3. Montana#103 · 1 in 451
  4. Wyoming#105 · 1 in 424
  5. Utah#107 · 1 in 440

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#94141 in 390
South Dakota#95141 in 434
Montana#103131 in 451
Wyoming#10561 in 424
Nevada#10781 in 457
Utah#107231 in 440
Arkansas#109311 in 548
Alabama#124511 in 637
Oregon#128231 in 669
Arizona#135271 in 563
Kansas#144211 in 828
Georgia#146581 in 770
Mississippi#147321 in 703
Oklahoma#150241 in 804
Tennessee#153391 in 897
Texas#1621361 in 762
North Carolina#164441 in 1,035
Missouri#171351 in 1,137
North Dakota#17351 in 1,177
South Carolina#176241 in 1,002
Hawaii#19571 in 955
Florida#198401 in 1,238
Washington#200171 in 1,439
Louisiana#204351 in 1,045
Nebraska#20581 in 1,600
New Mexico#205101 in 1,083
Indiana#212271 in 1,750
Kentucky#233151 in 1,968
Virginia#238211 in 1,857
Iowa#250101 in 2,478
Minnesota#25091 in 3,745
California#260861 in 2,033
Ohio#265301 in 3,140
West Virginia#27451 in 3,010
Maryland#28191 in 3,439
Colorado#28371 in 2,572
Wisconsin#30081 in 4,980
Connecticut#31151 in 5,004
Pennsylvania#327171 in 5,907
Michigan#339161 in 4,988
Illinois#347231 in 4,295
New Jersey#41971 in 8,329
New York#466191 in 8,604
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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 1965

girls
#3,952
11 births · 1 in 160,469 girls
boys
#222
1,076 births · 1 in 1,729 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #3,952Travis11

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #222Travis1,076
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 160,469 of them was named Travis, which outranked 47.6% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #3,733Wanetta12
  2. #3,733Wylene12
  3. #3,733Wynetta12
  4. #3,952Travis11
  5. #3,952Acquanetta11
  6. #3,952Adrean11
  7. #3,952Agustina11
  8. #4,202Aggie10
  9. #4,202Aldona10
  10. #4,202Aletta10

Tied with 249 names at #3,952; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,729 of them was named Travis, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #219Allan1,094
  2. #220Timmy1,087
  3. #221Ryan1,084
  4. #222Travis1,076
  5. #223Nathaniel1,071
  6. #224Roberto1,061
  7. #225Floyd1,055
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →