Boys' name · since 1986
Travaughn
Travaughn has 162 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
162 boys have been named Travaughn since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Travaughn recorded 162 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2011.
- #14,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 162 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Travaughn ranks #14,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Travaughn's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Travaughn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Travaughn's full recorded timeline at 1998, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Travaughn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2011
- Peak year (1995)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Travaughn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (88 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Travaughn's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Travaughn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 88 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Travaughn's data
- Travaughn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Travaughn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1986–2011 (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 Travaughn 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.