Recorded 1986–2011 Boys' name Peak 1995 163 births

Travaughn — boys' name

163 babies named Travaughn in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s882000s522010s10
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Travaughn was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

14 babies were named Travaughn in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Travaughn

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Travaughn between 1986 and 2011, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Travaughn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Travaughn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Travaughn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Travaughn 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 163 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.

Travaughn at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

163

Since 1986

26 years of records

Peak year

1995

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1986

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2011

Travaughn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1986

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1995)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 2011200620021998199519921986 7

Travaughn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
88 births that decade — 54% of Travaughn's all-time total
1980s131990s882000s522010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Travaughn?
163 babies have been named Travaughn since 1986. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1995 with 14 births.
When was Travaughn most popular?
Travaughn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Travaughn been used?
Travaughn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 26 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Travaughn?
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.

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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, 1986–2011 (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.