Recorded 1970–1991 Boys' name Peak 1979 199 births

Travas — boys' name

199 babies named Travas in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s861980s991990s14
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Travas was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

20 babies were named Travas in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Travas

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Travas between 1970 and 1991, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Travas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Travas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Travas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Travas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 199 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Travas at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

199

Since 1970

22 years of records

Peak year

1979

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1970

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1991

Travas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1970

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
20
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 1991198819841981197819751970 6

Travas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
99 births that decade — 50% of Travas's all-time total
1970s861980s991990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Travas?
199 babies have been named Travas since 1970. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 20 births.
When was Travas most popular?
Travas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Travas been used?
Travas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 22 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Travas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Travis, Tracy, Trace, Tracey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.