Boys' name · since 1970
Travas
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Travas, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Travas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 199 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Travas recorded 199 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1991.
- #13,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 199 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Travas ranks #13,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Travas's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Travas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Travas's full recorded timeline at 1981, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Travas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1991
- Peak year (1979)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Travas by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (99 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Travas's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Travas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 99 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Travas's data
- Travas's decade-level peak was the 1980s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Travas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Travas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.