# Travis (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/travis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “to cross over” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɹævɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Trav |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 310,687 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 308,571 / 2,116 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,261, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From an Old French word meaning "to cross over," related to traverse. Probably a name for a gatekeeper or the toll collector of a bridge.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 71 | 1,664 |
| 1986 | 72 | 1,656 |
| 1987 | 76 | 1,629 |
| 1988 | 91 | 1,503 |
| 1989 | 49 | 2,407 |
| 1990 | 33 | 3,354 |
| 1991 | 29 | 3,717 |
| 1992 | 21 | 4,843 |
| 1993 | 31 | 3,580 |
| 1994 | 11 | 8,094 |
| 1995 | 14 | 6,623 |
| 1996 | 11 | 8,111 |
| 1997 | 6 | 13,624 |
| 2000 | 10 | 9,832 |
| 2004 | 19 | 6,476 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,943 | 190 |
| 2012 | 1,758 | 212 |
| 2013 | 1,585 | 232 |
| 2014 | 1,491 | 253 |
| 2015 | 1,404 | 257 |
| 2016 | 1,314 | 276 |
| 2017 | 1,168 | 303 |
| 2018 | 1,077 | 314 |
| 2019 | 1,032 | 322 |
| 2020 | 965 | 338 |
| 2021 | 850 | 380 |
| 2022 | 849 | 382 |
| 2023 | 848 | 379 |
| 2024 | 923 | 360 |
| 2025 | 732 | 434 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 239 | 211 |
| 2012 | 237 | 220 |
| 2013 | 183 | 264 |
| 2014 | 180 | 269 |
| 2015 | 186 | 273 |
| 2016 | 159 | 303 |
| 2017 | 160 | 312 |
| 2018 | 128 | 356 |
| 2019 | 137 | 333 |
| 2020 | 91 | 443 |
| 2021 | 82 | 487 |
| 2022 | 54 | 646 |
| 2023 | 75 | 519 |
| 2024 | 94 | 427 |
| 2025 | 59 | 627 |

## People named Travis

- Travis Barker, American drummer (born 1975)
- Travis Fimmel, Australian actor and model
- Travis Kelce, American football player (born 1989)
- Travis Kalanick, American entrepreneur
- Travis Pastrana, American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer
- Travis Van Winkle, American actor
- Travis Willingham, American voice actor
- Travis Knight, American animator, producer, director, and former rapper
- Travis Stevens, American judoka
- Travis Outlaw, American basketball player (born 1984)
- Travis Diener, American basketball player
- Travis Konecny, Canadian ice hockey player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.