Recorded 1967–2011 Boys' name Peak 1988 290 births

Traver — boys' name

290 babies named Traver in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s681980s921990s532000s572010s10
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Traver was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

16 babies were named Traver in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Traver

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Traver between 1967 and 2011, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Traver currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Traver performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Traver shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Traver 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 290 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.

Traver at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

290

Since 1967

45 years of records

Peak year

1988

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1967

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2011

Traver popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1967

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1988)
16
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20112005199719911986198119751967 5

Traver by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
92 births that decade — 32% of Traver's all-time total
1960s101970s681980s921990s532000s572010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Traver?
290 babies have been named Traver since 1967. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1988 with 16 births.
When was Traver most popular?
Traver was most popular in the 1980s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Traver been used?
Traver has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 45 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Traver?
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.

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, 1967–2011 (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.