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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #51 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 224 boysAKMaine: #81 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 409 boysMEVermont: #71 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 364 boysVTNew Hampshire: #102 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 706 boysNHWashington: #75 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 344 boysWAIdaho: #27 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 109 boysIDMontana: #48 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 198 boysMTNorth Dakota: #74 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 294 boysNDMinnesota: #87 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 450 boysMNIllinois: #182 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,244 boysILWisconsin: #90 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 527 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,663 boysMINew York: #283 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 2,853 boysNYMassachusetts: #211 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,872 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedRIOregon: #57 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 250 boysORNevada: #63 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 273 boysNVWyoming: #36 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 128 boysWYSouth Dakota: #40 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 167 boysSDIowa: #72 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 324 boysIAIndiana: #92 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 570 boysINOhio: #127 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 870 boysOHPennsylvania: #127 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 963 boysPANew Jersey: #230 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,250 boysNJConnecticut: #178 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,509 boysCTCalifornia: #121 for boys · 270 births · 1 in 644 boysCAUtah: #26 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 111 boysUTColorado: #64 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 309 boysCONebraska: #70 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 338 boysNEMissouri: #80 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 448 boysMOKentucky: #108 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 672 boysKYWest Virginia: #104 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 647 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 671 boysVAMaryland: #193 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,494 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDEArizona: #82 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 397 boysAZNew Mexico: #101 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 442 boysNMKansas: #50 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 205 boysKSArkansas: #90 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 412 boysARTennessee: #85 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 437 boysTNNorth Carolina: #86 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 453 boysNCSouth Carolina: #101 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 462 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #56 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 225 boysOKLouisiana: #107 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 444 boysLAMississippi: #105 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 475 boysMSAlabama: #99 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 491 boysALGeorgia: #65 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 324 boysGAHawaii: #129 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 534 boysHITexas: #126 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 563 boysTXFlorida: #97 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 498 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#26 · 1 in 111
  2. Idaho#27 · 1 in 109
  3. Wyoming#36 · 1 in 128
  4. South Dakota#40 · 1 in 167
  5. Montana#48 · 1 in 198

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#261001 in 111
Idaho#27511 in 109
Wyoming#36181 in 128
South Dakota#40291 in 167
Montana#48251 in 198
Kansas#50801 in 205
Alaska#51131 in 224
Oklahoma#56861 in 225
Oregon#57631 in 250
Nevada#63131 in 273
Colorado#64601 in 309
Georgia#651321 in 324
Nebraska#70341 in 338
Vermont#7191 in 364
Iowa#72701 in 324
North Dakota#74171 in 294
Washington#75801 in 344
Missouri#80861 in 448
Maine#81191 in 409
Arizona#82391 in 397
Tennessee#85781 in 437
North Carolina#86971 in 453
Minnesota#87701 in 450
Arkansas#90371 in 412
Wisconsin#90671 in 527
Indiana#92791 in 570
Florida#971011 in 498
Alabama#99601 in 491
New Mexico#101211 in 442
South Carolina#101491 in 462
New Hampshire#10281 in 706
West Virginia#104211 in 647
Mississippi#105441 in 475
Louisiana#107771 in 444
Kentucky#108411 in 672
Virginia#118551 in 671
California#1212701 in 644
Texas#1261941 in 563
Ohio#1271061 in 870
Pennsylvania#127941 in 963
Hawaii#129121 in 534
Connecticut#178151 in 1,509
Illinois#182741 in 1,244
Maryland#193191 in 1,494
Michigan#198471 in 1,663
Massachusetts#211161 in 2,872
New Jersey#230241 in 2,250
New York#283531 in 2,853
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Rhode Island———

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 1969

girls
#2,058
37 births · 1 in 45,595 girls
boys
#113
2,862 births · 1 in 625 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #2,058Travis37

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #113Travis2,862
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 45,595 of them was named Travis, which outranked 76.4% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #2,023Wendee38
  2. #2,023Wynette38
  3. #2,023Yalonda38
  4. #2,058Travis37
  5. #2,058Aisha37
  6. #2,058Alysa37
  7. #2,058Beulah37
  8. #2,102Ammie36
  9. #2,102Anglia36
  10. #2,102Bonni36

Tied with 43 names at #2,058; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 625 of them was named Travis, which outranked 97.8% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #110Carlos2,891
  2. #111Allen2,885
  3. #112Mike2,870
  4. #113Travis2,862
  5. #114Adam2,860
  6. #115Kelly2,791
  7. #116Frederick2,772
Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →