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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #126 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 546 boysAKMaine: #156 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,101 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedNHWashington: #87 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 403 boysWAIdaho: #40 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 162 boysIDMontana: #64 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 249 boysMTNorth Dakota: #112 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 548 boysNDMinnesota: #134 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 998 boysMNIllinois: #213 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,660 boysILWisconsin: #114 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 788 boysWIMichigan: #209 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,859 boysMINew York: #283 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,897 boysNYMassachusetts: #227 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,799 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedRIOregon: #66 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 305 boysORNevada: #95 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 420 boysNVWyoming: #44 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 157 boysWYSouth Dakota: #63 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 255 boysSDIowa: #114 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 727 boysIAIndiana: #135 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 934 boysINOhio: #199 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,843 boysOHPennsylvania: #197 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,157 boysPANew Jersey: #290 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,509 boysNJConnecticut: #187 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,727 boysCTCalifornia: #161 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 919 boysCAUtah: #44 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 177 boysUTColorado: #73 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 356 boysCONebraska: #88 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 426 boysNEMissouri: #129 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 778 boysMOKentucky: #150 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 969 boysKYWest Virginia: #132 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 915 boysWVVirginia: #106 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 607 boysVAMaryland: #241 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,521 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDEArizona: #86 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 402 boysAZNew Mexico: #133 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 629 boysNMKansas: #65 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 292 boysKSArkansas: #85 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 403 boysARTennessee: #110 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 627 boysTNNorth Carolina: #113 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 612 boysNCSouth Carolina: #99 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 466 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #74 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 305 boysOKLouisiana: #114 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 498 boysLAMississippi: #150 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 746 boysMSAlabama: #107 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 557 boysALGeorgia: #83 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 362 boysGAHawaii: #118 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 533 boysHITexas: #117 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 553 boysTXFlorida: #116 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 579 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#40 · 1 in 162
  2. Wyoming#44 · 1 in 157
  3. Utah#44 · 1 in 177
  4. South Dakota#63 · 1 in 255
  5. Montana#64 · 1 in 249

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#40331 in 162
Utah#44591 in 177
Wyoming#44141 in 157
South Dakota#63191 in 255
Montana#64201 in 249
Kansas#65531 in 292
Oregon#66491 in 305
Colorado#73501 in 356
Oklahoma#74601 in 305
Georgia#831131 in 362
Arkansas#85371 in 403
Arizona#86361 in 402
Washington#87661 in 403
Nebraska#88261 in 426
Nevada#9581 in 420
South Carolina#99481 in 466
Virginia#106601 in 607
Alabama#107521 in 557
Tennessee#110521 in 627
North Dakota#11291 in 548
North Carolina#113711 in 612
Iowa#114311 in 727
Louisiana#114691 in 498
Wisconsin#114451 in 788
Florida#116821 in 579
Texas#1171851 in 553
Hawaii#118111 in 533
Alaska#12651 in 546
Missouri#129471 in 778
West Virginia#132151 in 915
New Mexico#133141 in 629
Minnesota#134311 in 998
Indiana#135471 in 934
Kentucky#150281 in 969
Mississippi#150271 in 746
Maine#15671 in 1,101
California#1611821 in 919
Connecticut#187131 in 1,727
Pennsylvania#197421 in 2,157
Ohio#199491 in 1,843
Michigan#209411 in 1,859
Illinois#213551 in 1,660
Massachusetts#227121 in 3,799
Maryland#241111 in 2,521
New York#283511 in 2,897
New Jersey#290151 in 3,509
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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 1968

girls
#2,969
19 births · 1 in 86,336 girls
boys
#141
2,063 births · 1 in 842 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #2,969Travis19

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #141Travis2,063
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 86,336 of them was named Travis, which outranked 63.8% of the 8,198 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. #2,874Vasiliki20
  2. #2,874Venice20
  3. #2,874Vincenza20
  4. #2,969Travis19
  5. #2,969Adella19
  6. #2,969Alda19
  7. #2,969Any19
  8. #3,057Adonna18
  9. #3,057Alejandrina18
  10. #3,057Alesa18

Tied with 87 names at #2,969; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 842 of them was named Travis, which outranked 97.0% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #138Darrin2,077
  2. #139Tim2,073
  3. #140Darryl2,067
  4. #141Travis2,063
  5. #142Greg2,047
  6. #143Kirk2,012
  7. #144Lance1,991
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →