Travis
A Norman French occupational surname for a toll collector, from traverser, “to cross.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Travis appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1970 to 1998. Its biggest year was 1989, when 11,526 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 41 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1979, at No. 36. In 2025 it ranked No. 434 for boys. All told, 310,687 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Explore Travis interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | No. 526 |
| 1890s | 97 | No. 572 |
| 1900s | 194 | No. 430 |
| 1910s | 1,437 | No. 381 |
| 1920s | 2,461 | No. 337 |
| 1930s | 3,188 | No. 281 |
| 1940s | 3,580 | No. 295 |
| 1950s | 3,898 | No. 344 |
| 1960s | 12,600 | No. 113 |
| 1970s | 64,103 | No. 36 |
| 1980s | 102,927 | No. 37 |
| 1990s | 68,208 | No. 42 |
| 2000s | 25,737 | No. 115 |
| 2010s | 14,898 | No. 178 |
| 2020s | 5,167 | No. 337 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.