Boys' name · since 1968
Travell
Travell has 857 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,667 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,292 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Travell is the #12292 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 857 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Travell recorded 857 times among boys since 1968, holding rank #12292 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, 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 1968 to 2025.
- #5,667 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,292 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 857 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Travell ranks #5,667 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,292 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 857 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,667 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,292 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Travell's 857 recorded births place it above 87.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Travell compares
857 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Travell's all-time total is 132% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Travell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 857 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Travell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Travell splits its recorded history at 1998: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Travell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Travell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (254 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Travell's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Travell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 254 births (30% of all-time use).
How Travell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Travell's total volume
Travell by state
Where Travell concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 52 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
52 of 857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Travell's data
- Travell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (254 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Travells (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Travell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Travell 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.