Boys' name · since 1973

Travus

Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 85 babies named Travus, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,507 of 45,481
all-time among boys
85
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade

Travus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 85 recorded since 1973.

Travus has 85 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1995.

  • #18,507 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 85 born since 1973
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Travus ranks #18,507 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.

#18,507 of 45,481
all-time among boys
85
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Travus's 85 recorded births place it above 59.28% 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.

Travus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Travus splits its recorded history at 1985: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Travus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
456789 19731976197819811987198919921995 5

Travus by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (33 births, 39% of the file).

1980s was Travus's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Travus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Travus? ▼
Travus has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,507 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 8 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
Where does Travus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Travus ranks #18,507 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 Travus most popular? ▼
Travus was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Travus been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Travus since 1973 -- 23 years through the most recent 1995 data.
What names are similar to Travus? ▼
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 Travus's data

  • Travus's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1990s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Travus

Nearby Names Like Travus

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

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

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Perl
85 births · Peak 1924
Duilio
85 births · Peak 2005
Clebert
85 births · Peak 1919
Wister
85 births · Peak 1923
Arval
85 births · Peak 1922
Claborn
85 births · Peak 1917
Lorris
85 births · Peak 1918
Julus
85 births · Peak 1929

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Travus: 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, 1973–1995 (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 Travus 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.