Boy nameCurrently #361 in the USFalling
Travis
TRAV-iss//ˈtrævɪs//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19896 lettersStarts with T
Meaning & origin
Crossing, toll collector
Travis comes from an Old French occupational surname for someone who collected tolls at a crossing or bridge. Its friendly, casual sound made it a popular late-20th-century choice.
Travis's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Travis |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 9 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1892 | 13 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1894 | 8 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1896 | 10 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 27 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1902 | 16 |
| 1903 | 10 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 21 |
| 1906 | 17 |
| 1907 | 21 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1909 | 32 |
| 1910 | 36 |
| 1911 | 40 |
| 1912 | 83 |
| 1913 | 116 |
| 1914 | 158 |
| 1915 | 170 |
| 1916 | 205 |
| 1917 | 215 |
| 1918 | 253 |
| 1919 | 239 |
| 1920 | 250 |
| 1921 | 255 |
| 1922 | 268 |
| 1923 | 254 |
| 1924 | 258 |
| 1925 | 255 |
| 1926 | 225 |
| 1927 | 267 |
| 1928 | 253 |
| 1929 | 283 |
| 1930 | 260 |
| 1931 | 286 |
| 1932 | 294 |
| 1933 | 302 |
| 1934 | 370 |
| 1935 | 354 |
| 1936 | 342 |
| 1937 | 327 |
| 1938 | 370 |
| 1939 | 366 |
| 1940 | 366 |
| 1941 | 360 |
| 1942 | 372 |
| 1943 | 332 |
| 1944 | 343 |
| 1945 | 321 |
| 1946 | 415 |
| 1947 | 427 |
| 1948 | 385 |
| 1949 | 387 |
| 1950 | 390 |
| 1951 | 386 |
| 1952 | 375 |
| 1953 | 392 |
| 1954 | 370 |
| 1955 | 361 |
| 1956 | 392 |
| 1957 | 361 |
| 1958 | 448 |
| 1959 | 513 |
| 1960 | 557 |
| 1961 | 602 |
| 1962 | 665 |
| 1963 | 897 |
| 1964 | 1,034 |
| 1965 | 1,088 |
| 1966 | 1,311 |
| 1967 | 1,628 |
| 1968 | 2,082 |
| 1969 | 2,899 |
| 1970 | 4,351 |
| 1971 | 5,065 |
| 1972 | 5,178 |
| 1973 | 5,917 |
| 1974 | 5,755 |
| 1975 | 6,006 |
| 1976 | 6,886 |
| 1977 | 7,347 |
| 1978 | 7,011 |
| 1979 | 11,111 |
| 1980 | 10,851 |
| 1981 | 10,192 |
| 1982 | 10,499 |
| 1983 | 10,568 |
| 1984 | 10,302 |
| 1985 | 9,165 |
| 1986 | 8,552 |
| 1987 | 10,473 |
| 1988 | 11,512 |
| 1989 | 11,577 |
| 1990 | 11,493 |
| 1991 | 10,163 |
| 1992 | 8,916 |
| 1993 | 7,973 |
| 1994 | 6,811 |
| 1995 | 5,616 |
| 1996 | 5,170 |
| 1997 | 4,690 |
| 1998 | 3,924 |
| 1999 | 3,608 |
| 2000 | 3,299 |
| 2001 | 2,943 |
| 2002 | 2,702 |
| 2003 | 2,541 |
| 2004 | 2,480 |
| 2005 | 2,368 |
| 2006 | 2,599 |
| 2007 | 2,403 |
| 2008 | 2,232 |
| 2009 | 2,198 |
| 2010 | 2,126 |
| 2011 | 1,943 |
| 2012 | 1,758 |
| 2013 | 1,585 |
| 2014 | 1,491 |
| 2015 | 1,404 |
| 2016 | 1,314 |
| 2017 | 1,167 |
| 2018 | 1,077 |
| 2019 | 1,031 |
| 2020 | 964 |
| 2021 | 848 |
| 2022 | 848 |
| 2023 | 846 |
| 2024 | 914 |
Travis through the decades
- Travis peaked in 1989, when 11,577 babies were named Travis in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Travis has fallen 50% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Travis currently ranks #361 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Trav
Variants & spellings
Travers