Boys' name · since 1880
Travis
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 308,571 babies named Travis, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #434 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 308,571
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
308,571 babies have been named Travis since 1880, making it today's #434 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Travis has been recorded 308,571 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #434 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #434 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 308,571 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Travis ranks #116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #434 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 308,571 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #434 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 308,571
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Travis's 308,571 recorded births place it above 99.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Travis compares
308,571 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Travis's all-time total is 836x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Travis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 308,571 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11,526 | 34 | 22,252 |
Travis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Travis's full recorded timeline at 1954, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 11,526 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Travis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 11,526
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Travis popularity over time - girls
2,116 total births recorded since 1910 (Travis as girls' name)
Travis by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (102,927 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Travis's strongest decade.
102,927 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Travis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 76
1880s
76 births
- 1890s 97
1890s
97 births
- 1900s 194
1900s
194 births
- 1910s 1,437
1910s
1,437 births
- 1920s 2,461
1920s
2,461 births
- 1930s 3,188
1930s
3,188 births
- 1940s 3,580
1940s
3,580 births
- 1950s 3,898
1950s
3,898 births
- 1960s 12,600
1960s
12,600 births
- 1970s
1970s
64,103 births
- 1980s
1980s
102,927 births
- 1990s
1990s
68,208 births
- 2000s 25,737
2000s
25,737 births
- 2010s 14,898
2010s
14,898 births
- 2020s 5,167
2020s
5,167 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 102,927 births (33% of all-time use).
How Travis 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 Travis's total volume
Travis by state
Where Travis concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26,702 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25,904 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 14,232 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 11,567 | 3.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11,000 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 10,429 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10,373 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 10,217 | 3.3% |
26,702 of 308,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Travis appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Travis's data
- Travis's decade-level peak was the 1980s (102,927 total births); usage has since declined to 5,167 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Traviss (26,702 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Travis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Travis 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.