boys' name ★ peaked 1989

Travis

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #434 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

Travis is mainly an English masculine given name of French origin.

Rank 2025
#434
among boys · ↓74 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
732
named Travis · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,333
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1989
11,575 babies
All-time total
310,687
#116 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Travis popularity over time

310,687 babies have been named Travis since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 76 76 8 – #564
1890s – 97 97 10 +28% #594
1900s – 194 194 19 +100% #443
1910s 78 1,437 1,515 152 +681% #382
1920s 107 2,461 2,568 257 +70% #338
1930s 83 3,188 3,271 327 +27% #282
1940s 128 3,580 3,708 371 +13% #295
1950s 90 3,898 3,988 399 +8% #345
1960s 163 12,600 12,763 1,276 +220% #113
1970s 520 64,103 64,623 6,462 +406% #36
1980s 762 102,927 103,689 10,369 +60% #37
1990s 156 68,208 68,364 6,836 -34% #42
2000s 29 25,737 25,766 2,577 -62% #115
2010s – 14,898 14,898 1,490 -42% #178
2020s (to 2025) – 5,167 5,167 861 -42% #338

Where Travis is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 710 0.42 #444
2027 692 0.41 #453
2028 677 0.40 #460
2029 665 0.39 #464
2030 654 0.38 #469

Where Travis is most popular

Boys named Travis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.487 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Travis born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 67 1.18 +142%
Rhode Island 16 0.981 +102%
Louisiana 87 0.851 +75%
Alabama 87 0.796 +64%
New Jersey 151 0.750 +54%
Connecticut 50 0.739 +52%
Missouri 102 0.736 +51%
Kentucky 72 0.717 +47%
South Carolina 74 0.716 +47%
Massachusetts 95 0.691 +42%
Indiana 109 0.680 +40%
Pennsylvania 180 0.678 +39%
Oklahoma 56 0.633 +30%
Arkansas 39 0.616 +27%
North Carolina 154 0.603 +24%
New Hampshire 13 0.586 +20%
Georgia 145 0.572 +18%
Texas 496 0.563 +16%
Virginia 106 0.559 +15%
Utah 53 0.555 +14%
New Mexico 18 0.546 +12%
Idaho 22 0.538 +10%
Washington 87 0.532 +9%
Nevada 30 0.526 +8%
Arizona 86 0.526 +8%
Tennessee 93 0.515 +6%
Florida 239 0.505 ≈ national
Alaska 6 0.504 ≈ national
Oregon 38 0.501 ≈ national
Ohio 130 0.491 ≈ national
California 437 0.478 ≈ national
Maryland 57 0.478 ≈ national
New York 206 0.476 ≈ national
Michigan 97 0.474 ≈ national
Wisconsin 55 0.464 -5%
Illinois 115 0.450 -8%
Colorado 55 0.426 -12%
Kansas 29 0.423 -13%
Iowa 27 0.392 -20%
Hawaii 6 0.386 -21%
West Virginia 12 0.368 -24%
Delaware 5 0.330 -32%
Montana 5 0.284 -42%
Minnesota 34 0.277 -43%
South Dakota 5 0.269 -45%
District of Columbia – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Travis

Travis is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #434 in 2025 with 732 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 310,687 American babies have been named Travis. Its peak came in 1989, when 11,575 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Travis stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Travis?

The median living Travis is about 38 years old; half are between 31 and 46. An estimated 286 thousand people named Travis are alive in the United States today.

median 38 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Travis year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 732 #434
2024 – – 923 #360
2023 – – 848 #379
2022 – – 849 #382
2021 – – 850 #380
2020 – – 965 #338
2019 – – 1,032 #322
2018 – – 1,077 #314
2017 – – 1,168 #303
2016 – – 1,314 #276
2015 – – 1,404 #257
2014 – – 1,491 #253
2013 – – 1,585 #232
2012 – – 1,758 #212
2011 – – 1,943 #190
2010 – – 2,126 #178
2009 – – 2,198 #177
2008 – – 2,232 #177
2007 – – 2,404 #170
2006 – – 2,599 #162
2005 – – 2,368 #175
2004 19 #6,476 2,461 #166
2003 – – 2,541 #159
2002 – – 2,702 #144
2001 – – 2,943 #134
2000 10 #9,832 3,289 #115
1995 14 #6,623 5,602 #66
1990 33 #3,354 11,462 #42
1985 71 #1,664 9,094 #46
1980 86 #1,432 10,764 #37
1975 46 #1,960 5,961 #51
1970 28 #2,642 4,321 #69
1965 11 #4,189 1,076 #222
1960 8 #5,142 549 #330
1955 5 #6,657 356 #381
1950 7 #4,705 383 #345
1945 14 #2,445 307 #344
1940 11 #2,720 355 #295
1935 9 #3,139 345 #294
1930 6 #4,509 254 #361
1925 14 #2,606 241 #386
1920 10 #3,321 240 #386
1915 10 #2,882 160 #427
1910 5 #2,754 31 #511
1905 – – 21 #506
1900 – – 27 #443
1895 – – 10 #735
1890 – – 9 #734
1885 – – 11 #601
1880 – – 12 #564

Famous people named Travis

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Travis Scott Travis Scott American rapper (born 1991) Contemporary
  2. 2 Travis Fimmel Travis Fimmel Australian actor and model b. 1979 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Travis Knight Travis Knight American filmmaker (born 1973) Contemporary
  4. 4 Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana American racing driver and stunt performer (born 1983) Contemporary
  5. 5 Travis Kalanick Travis Kalanick American entrepreneur and former CEO of Uber b. 1976 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Travis Van Winkle Travis Van Winkle American actor (born 1982) Contemporary
  7. 7 Travis Outlaw Travis Outlaw American basketball player (born 1984) Contemporary
  8. 8 Travis Diener Travis Diener American-Italian basketball player (born 1982) Contemporary
  9. 9 Travis Stevens American judoka (born 1986) Contemporary
  10. 10 Travis Parrott American tennis player b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Travis, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Travis?

The median living Travis is about 38 years old. Half of all living Traviss are between 31 and 46 years old.

How many people named Travis are alive today?

An estimated 286 thousand people named Travis are alive in the United States, based on 310,687 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Travis mean?

Travis is mainly an English masculine given name of French origin.

How popular is the name Travis in 2025?

Travis ranked #434 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 732 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Travis?

310,687 babies have been named Travis in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Travis most popular?

Travis peaked in 1989, when 11,575 newborns received the name.

Is Travis a boy or girl name?

Travis is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Travis rising or falling?

Travis is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Travis become more popular?

Travis is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 654 boys named Travis in 2030, which would rank around #469. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Travis?

Well-known people named Travis include Travis Scott (singer), Travis Fimmel (model), Travis Knight (film director).

Names like Travis

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