Boys' name · since 1974
Traven
Traven has 813 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,954 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 813
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
813 babies have been named Traven since 1974, making it today's #10954 boys' name.
Traven has 813 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10954 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #5,854 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,954 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 813 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Traven ranks #5,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,954 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 813 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,954 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 813
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Traven's 813 recorded births place it above 87.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Traven compares
813 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Traven's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Traven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 813 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Traven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Traven's full recorded timeline at 2002, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Traven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Traven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (334 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Traven's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Traven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s
2000s
334 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 334 births (41% of all-time use).
How Traven 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 Traven's total volume
Traven by state
Where Traven concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Utah | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Traven's data
- Traven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (334 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Travens (5 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 Traven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Traven 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.