How Many People Are Named Travis?
people named Travis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,207 people in the US has this name
Based on 310,687 babies named Travis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,575 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English surname Travis (a variant of TRAVERS). It was used in America in honour of William Travis (1809-1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Travis, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Travis alive today is about 38 years old, and 75% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Travis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1989, to 11,575 babies. In 2025, 732 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Travis never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #36, in 1979, and it was in the top 100 for 29 years, 1970 to 1998. In 2025 it ranked #434.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #434 |
| Best rank | #36 (1979) |
| Years in the top 100 | 29 (1970 to 1998) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #42 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Travis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Travis were born in California than in any other state: about 25,221 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Travis was given 2.2 times as often in South Dakota, 2.1 times in North Dakota and 2.1 times in Wyoming.
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