Boys' name · since 1967

Traver

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.

#10,784 of 45,481
all-time among boys
290
born since 1967
1980s
peak decade

Traver is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 290 have been recorded since 1967.

Social Security Administration records show Traver recorded 290 times among boys since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2011.

  • #10,784 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 290 born since 1967
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Traver ranks #10,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.

#10,784 of 45,481
all-time among boys
290
born since 1967
1980s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Traver's 290 recorded births place it above 76.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Traver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Traver's full recorded timeline at 1989, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Traver popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1988)
16
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
05101520 19671975198119861991199720052011 5

Traver by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (92 births, 32% of the file).

1980s was Traver's strongest decade.

92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Traver births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 92 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Traver? ▼
290 babies have been named Traver since 1967. All-time, it sits at #10,784 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1988 with 16 births.
Where does Traver sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Traver ranks #10,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Traver since 1967 -- 45 years through the most recent 2011 data.
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.

What to do with Traver's data

  • Traver's decade-level peak was the 1980s (92 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.

Keep exploring Traver

Nearby Names Like Traver

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Traver

Travis Boy
#434 308,571 births
Tracy Boy
#3851 61,501 births
Trace Boy
#757 13,764 births
Tracey Boy
#10791 8,688 births
Travon Boy
#3533 6,650 births

Compare Traver side by side: Traver vs Travis Traver vs Tracy Traver vs Trace

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Jeptha
290 births · Peak 1924
Audy
290 births · Peak 1960
Bonner
290 births · Peak 1923
Ansley
290 births · Peak 1973
Naomi #12117
290 births · Peak 1924
Feliz
290 births · Peak 1972
Jari #7288
290 births · Peak 2021
Wei #9903
290 births · Peak 1998

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Traver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1967–2011 (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 Traver 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.