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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #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 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #51 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 178 boysAKMaine: #43 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 152 boysMEVermont: #59 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 196 boysVTNew Hampshire: #49 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 177 boysNHWashington: #84 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 321 boysWAIdaho: #95 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 333 boysIDMontana: #63 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 203 boysMTNorth Dakota: #62 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 189 boysNDMinnesota: #61 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 229 boysMNIllinois: #121 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 522 boysILWisconsin: #59 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 232 boysWIMichigan: #50 for boys · 288 births · 1 in 207 boysMINew York: #85 for boys · 255 births · 1 in 466 boysNYMassachusetts: #88 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 422 boysMARhode Island: #93 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 426 boysRIOregon: #52 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 219 boysORNevada: #53 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 208 boysNVWyoming: #78 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 224 boysWYSouth Dakota: #76 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 231 boysSDIowa: #70 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 252 boysIAIndiana: #59 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 238 boysINOhio: #69 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 284 boysOHPennsylvania: #76 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 337 boysPANew Jersey: #104 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 601 boysNJConnecticut: #89 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 400 boysCTCalifornia: #138 for boys · 431 births · 1 in 588 boysCAUtah: #69 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 240 boysUTColorado: #87 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 336 boysCONebraska: #84 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 288 boysNEMissouri: #80 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 295 boysMOKentucky: #45 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 169 boysKYWest Virginia: #45 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 170 boysWVVirginia: #54 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 241 boysVAMaryland: #64 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 287 boysMDDelaware: #62 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 226 boysDEArizona: #92 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 349 boysAZNew Mexico: #86 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 337 boysNMKansas: #102 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 376 boysKSArkansas: #77 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 323 boysARTennessee: #68 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 304 boysTNNorth Carolina: #59 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 275 boysNCSouth Carolina: #65 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 333 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Travis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #74 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 285 boysOKLouisiana: #71 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 329 boysLAMississippi: #105 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 489 boysMSAlabama: #83 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 447 boysALGeorgia: #72 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 346 boysGAHawaii: #41 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 168 boysHITexas: #86 for boys · 432 births · 1 in 361 boysTXFlorida: #64 for boys · 265 births · 1 in 320 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#41 · 1 in 168
  2. Maine#43 · 1 in 152
  3. Kentucky#45 · 1 in 169
  4. West Virginia#45 · 1 in 170
  5. New Hampshire#49 · 1 in 177

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#41341 in 168
Maine#43381 in 152
Kentucky#451371 in 169
West Virginia#45541 in 170
New Hampshire#49351 in 177
Michigan#502881 in 207
Alaska#51201 in 178
Oregon#52901 in 219
Nevada#53501 in 208
Virginia#541621 in 241
Indiana#591581 in 238
North Carolina#591671 in 275
Vermont#59131 in 196
Wisconsin#591261 in 232
Minnesota#611241 in 229
Delaware#62171 in 226
North Dakota#62201 in 189
Montana#63201 in 203
Florida#642651 in 320
Maryland#641001 in 287
South Carolina#65591 in 333
Tennessee#681131 in 304
Ohio#692481 in 284
Utah#69791 in 240
Iowa#70661 in 252
Louisiana#71811 in 329
Georgia#721401 in 346
Oklahoma#74671 in 285
Pennsylvania#762031 in 337
South Dakota#76181 in 231
Arkansas#77451 in 323
Wyoming#7891 in 224
Missouri#801171 in 295
Alabama#83561 in 447
Nebraska#84341 in 288
Washington#841051 in 321
New York#852551 in 466
New Mexico#86321 in 337
Texas#864321 in 361
Colorado#87741 in 336
Massachusetts#88881 in 422
Connecticut#89481 in 400
Arizona#92961 in 349
Rhode Island#93131 in 426
Idaho#95221 in 333
Kansas#102401 in 376
New Jersey#104811 in 601
Mississippi#105311 in 489
Illinois#1211551 in 522
California#1384311 in 588
District of Columbia———

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 1996

girls
#7,574
11 births · 1 in 159,364 girls
boys
#73
5,159 births · 1 in 367 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #7,574Travis11

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #73Travis5,159
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 159,364 of them was named Travis, which outranked 52.3% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #7,130Yocelyne12
  2. #7,130Zaneta12
  3. #7,130Zaynab12
  4. #7,574Travis11
  5. #7,574Aaleyah11
  6. #7,574Aarin11
  7. #7,574Abbe11
  8. #8,132Aaliya10
  9. #8,132Aariel10
  10. #8,132Aarti10

Tied with 557 names at #7,574; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 367 of them was named Travis, which outranked 99.3% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Travis
  1. #70Ian5,411
  2. #71Isaiah5,324
  3. #72Jeffrey5,263
  4. #73Travis5,159
  5. #74Jesus5,115
  6. #75Luke5,017
  7. #76Chase4,992
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →