Boys' name · since 1978
Travolta
Travolta has 11 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,186 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Travolta since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Travolta recorded 11 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1978.
- #34,186 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1978
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Travolta ranks #34,186 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,186 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
Travolta's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Travolta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1978
- Peak year (1978)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Travolta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Travolta's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Travolta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Travolta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~0 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, 1978–1978 (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 Travolta 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.