Boys' name · peaked in 1979
Travis name popularity since 1925
307,520 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Travis (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1986 or earlier, so the typical Travis is about 40 years old in 2026. Travis peaked in 1979 as the #36 name for boys, and it ranked #434 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 307,520
- Named Travis, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #434
- for boys in 2025 (732 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 1,984 girls · 305,536 boys
- Most popular in
- Wyoming
- 2.50× its national share
Peak year is the year Travis made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Travis births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1989. Measured as a share of all babies, Travis peaked in 1979.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, Travis became 4× more common, from 1 in 1,730 baby boys to 1 in 430.
- Steepest fall: Between 1993 and 1998, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 247 to 1 in 487.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Travis's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Travis.
Decade by decade
Babies named Travis in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 53 | 1,230 | – |
| 1930s | 83 | 3,188 | #294 |
| 1940s | 128 | 3,580 | #344 |
| 1950s | 90 | 3,898 | #381 |
| 1960s | 163 | 12,600 | #222 |
| 1970s | 520 | 64,103 | #51 |
| 1980s | 762 | 102,927 | #46 |
| 1990s | 156 | 68,208 | #66 |
| 2000s | 29 | 25,737 | #175 |
| 2010s | 0 | 14,898 | #257 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,167 | #434 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.4% of babies named Travis from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Travis is most popular
The index compares Travis's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Travis.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 2.50× | 1,041 |
| Alaska | 2.46× | 1,124 |
| Idaho | 2.06× | 2,525 |
| Montana | 2.01× | 1,804 |
| South Dakota | 1.96× | 1,917 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Travis's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Travis.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Travis (1979).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data