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Travis: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 732 in 2025. Its best rank was #36 in 1979.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #36 in 1979; #434 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Travis in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#434 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1979, at #36.
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Travis: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 732 boys in 2025. Peak: #36 in 1979 · most boys in one year: 11,526 (1989).
In 2025, 732 US boys were named Travis, making it the 434th most common boys’ name of the year, down 74 places from #360 in 2024. That is 191 fewer than the 923 boys named Travis in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #36, reached in 1979. The most boys given the name in a single year was 11,526, in 1989. For comparison, it was #257 in 2015 and #345 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Travis in 144 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 1880 with 12 babies. In all, 310,687 US babies have been given the name, 0.7% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 103,689 babies named Travis.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 9,758 US boys were named Travis; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 1,314. In 2025 that was about 1 in 2,333 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Travis ranked highest in Mississippi in 2025, at #199 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Rarer spellings such as Travious, Traves and Travas are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Trav.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Travious (325), Traves (306), Travas (199), Travius (195), Travus (85), Travez (81), Travys (34), Traviss (12), Trayvis (10).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 16 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 16 | #199 | #284 |
| Connecticut | 12 | #278 | #277 |
| New Jersey | 30 | #299 | #216 |
| Kentucky | 17 | #317 | #222 |
| Virginia | 25 | #342 | #233 |
| Missouri | 19 | #344 | #240 |
| South Carolina | 16 | #344 | #210 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | #362 | #216 |
| North Carolina | 32 | #363 | #271 |
| Louisiana | 14 | #371 | #207 |
| Alabama | 15 | #373 | #216 |
| Indiana | 19 | #394 | #251 |
| Washington | 19 | #400 | #282 |
| Texas | 89 | #402 | #288 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | #407 | #148 |
| Arizona | 19 | #411 | #331 |
| Georgia | 27 | #426 | #251 |
| Utah | 11 | #437 | #378 |
| Florida | 41 | #456 | #260 |
| Michigan | 19 | #457 | #255 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | #457 | #285 |
| Ohio | 23 | #467 | #289 |
| California | 68 | #471 | #273 |
| Idaho | 5 | #485 | #313 |
| Maryland | 10 | #511 | #229 |
| Tennessee | 15 | #519 | #247 |
| Oregon | 7 | #524 | #423 |
| New York | 27 | #580 | #334 |
| Kansas | 6 | #584 | #295 |
| Illinois | 16 | #602 | #326 |
| Arkansas | 5 | #625 | #277 |
| Iowa | 5 | #655 | #558 |
| Minnesota | 7 | #709 | #502 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | #775 | #280 |
| Colorado | 5 | #950 | #246 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 732 | #434 |
| 2024 | — | — | 923 | #360 |
| 2023 | — | — | 848 | #379 |
| 2022 | — | — | 849 | #382 |
| 2021 | — | — | 850 | #380 |
| 2020 | — | — | 965 | #338 |
| 2019 | — | — | 1,032 | #322 |
| 2018 | — | — | 1,077 | #314 |
| 2017 | — | — | 1,168 | #303 |
| 2016 | — | — | 1,314 | #276 |
| 2015 | — | — | 1,404 | #257 |
| 2014 | — | — | 1,491 | #253 |
| 2013 | — | — | 1,585 | #232 |
| 2012 | — | — | 1,758 | #212 |
| 2011 | — | — | 1,943 | #190 |
| 2010 | — | — | 2,126 | #178 |
| 2009 | — | — | 2,198 | #177 |
| 2008 | — | — | 2,232 | #177 |
| 2007 | — | — | 2,404 | #170 |
| 2006 | — | — | 2,599 | #162 |
| 2005 | — | — | 2,368 | #175 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,476 | 2,461 | #166 |
| 2003 | — | — | 2,541 | #159 |
| 2002 | — | — | 2,702 | #144 |
| 2001 | — | — | 2,943 | #134 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,832 | 3,289 | #115 |
| 1999 | — | — | 3,608 | #102 |
| 1998 | — | — | 3,924 | #98 |
| 1997 | 6 | #13,624 | 4,684 | #81 |
| 1996 | 11 | #8,111 | 5,159 | #73 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,623 | 5,602 | #66 |
| 1994 | 11 | #8,094 | 6,800 | #53 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,580 | 7,940 | #50 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,843 | 8,895 | #48 |
| 1991 | 29 | #3,717 | 10,134 | #44 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,354 | 11,462 | #42 |
| 1989 | 49 | #2,407 | 11,526 | #41 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,503 | 11,423 | #41 |
| 1987 | 76 | #1,629 | 10,397 | #42 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,656 | 8,480 | #49 |
| 1985 | 71 | #1,664 | 9,094 | #46 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,769 | 10,241 | #42 |
| 1983 | 88 | #1,369 | 10,478 | #41 |
| 1982 | 84 | #1,444 | 10,415 | #39 |
| 1981 | 83 | #1,473 | 10,109 | #40 |
| 1980 | 86 | #1,432 | 10,764 | #37 |
| 1979 | 74 | #1,568 | 11,037 | #36 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,822 | 6,953 | #46 |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,558 | 7,277 | #44 |
| 1976 | 53 | #1,791 | 6,832 | #46 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,960 | 5,961 | #51 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,730 | 5,702 | #54 |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,770 | 5,868 | #53 |
| 1972 | 40 | #2,020 | 5,136 | #57 |
| 1971 | 50 | #1,801 | 5,016 | #61 |
| 1970 | 28 | #2,642 | 4,321 | #69 |
| 1969 | 37 | #2,100 | 2,862 | #113 |
| 1968 | 19 | #3,047 | 2,063 | #141 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,431 | 1,602 | #166 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,946 | 1,299 | #189 |
| 1965 | 11 | #4,189 | 1,076 | #222 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,617 | 1,024 | #235 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,256 | 888 | #258 |
| 1962 | 12 | #3,999 | 652 | #302 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,182 | 585 | #324 |
| 1960 | 8 | #5,142 | 549 | #330 |
| 1959 | 8 | #5,004 | 504 | #347 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,367 | 435 | #372 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,887 | 353 | #416 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,804 | 384 | #385 |
| 1955 | 5 | #6,657 | 356 | #381 |
| 1954 | 10 | #3,942 | 360 | #371 |
| 1953 | 9 | #4,207 | 383 | #355 |
| 1952 | 9 | #4,098 | 366 | #356 |
| 1951 | 12 | #3,271 | 374 | #355 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,705 | 383 | #345 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,839 | 373 | #350 |
| 1948 | 12 | #3,127 | 373 | #348 |
| 1947 | 19 | #2,351 | 408 | #338 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,646 | 406 | #320 |
| 1945 | 14 | #2,445 | 307 | #344 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,359 | 334 | #331 |
| 1943 | 17 | #2,243 | 315 | #348 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,651 | 359 | #320 |
| 1941 | 10 | #3,013 | 350 | #310 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,720 | 355 | #295 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,407 | 353 | #296 |
| 1938 | 16 | #2,104 | 354 | #291 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,771 | 320 | #302 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,673 | 335 | #295 |
| 1935 | 9 | #3,139 | 345 | #294 |
| 1934 | 6 | #4,250 | 364 | #282 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,714 | 295 | #313 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,623 | 282 | #329 |
| 1931 | — | — | 286 | #325 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,509 | 254 | #361 |
| 1929 | 10 | #3,121 | 273 | #338 |
| 1928 | 10 | #3,145 | 243 | #375 |
| 1927 | 11 | #3,036 | 256 | #365 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,849 | 217 | #406 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,606 | 241 | #386 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,958 | 246 | #383 |
| 1923 | 17 | #2,254 | 237 | #386 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,958 | 262 | #373 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,637 | 246 | #386 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,321 | 240 | #386 |
| 1919 | 7 | #4,214 | 232 | #383 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,491 | 244 | #382 |
| 1917 | 10 | #3,063 | 205 | #395 |
| 1916 | 16 | #2,119 | 189 | #405 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,882 | 160 | #427 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,849 | 150 | #389 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,791 | 109 | #414 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,945 | 77 | #449 |
| 1911 | — | — | 40 | #468 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,754 | 31 | #511 |
| 1909 | — | — | 32 | #452 |
| 1908 | — | — | 25 | #512 |
| 1907 | — | — | 21 | #537 |
| 1906 | — | — | 17 | #588 |
| 1905 | — | — | 21 | #506 |
| 1904 | — | — | 19 | #511 |
| 1903 | — | — | 10 | #779 |
| 1902 | — | — | 16 | #553 |
| 1901 | — | — | 6 | #1,051 |
| 1900 | — | — | 27 | #443 |
| 1899 | — | — | 11 | #658 |
| 1898 | — | — | 7 | #992 |
| 1897 | — | — | 12 | #646 |
| 1896 | — | — | 10 | #775 |
| 1895 | — | — | 10 | #735 |
| 1894 | — | — | 8 | #850 |
| 1893 | — | — | 8 | #832 |
| 1892 | — | — | 13 | #594 |
| 1891 | — | — | 9 | #697 |
| 1890 | — | — | 9 | #734 |
| 1889 | — | — | 7 | #872 |
| 1888 | — | — | 6 | #1,021 |
| 1886 | — | — | 11 | #599 |
| 1885 | — | — | 11 | #601 |
| 1884 | — | — | 10 | #657 |
| 1883 | — | — | 9 | #673 |
| 1882 | — | — | 10 | #649 |
| 1880 | — | — | 12 | #564 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).