Travis

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Travis is mainly an English masculine given name of French origin. It is derived from the word "traverser" or "to cross", and was given to toll collectors who stood by a bridge or crossing.

From Wikipedia

Travis first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 143 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1989 with 11,528 babies (rank #41 that year). In 2024 it was given to 914 boys (rank #361). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Travis

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Travis yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

309,943

Total babies (all years)

143

Years in the data

11,528

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Travis

Travis Barkersongwriter · b. 1975
Travis Fimmelfilm actor · b. 1979
Travis KelceAmerican football player · b. 1989
Travis Kalanickentrepreneur · b. 1976

Share your Travis story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Travis in 2024

Other boys' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#564
1882	10	#649
1883	9	#673
1884	10	#657
1885	11	#601
1886	11	#599
1888	6	#1,021
1889	7	#872
1890	9	#734
1891	9	#697
1892	13	#594
1893	8	#832
1894	8	#850
1895	10	#735
1896	10	#775
1897	12	#646
1898	7	#992
1899	11	#658
1900	27	#443
1901	6	#1,051
1902	16	#553
1903	10	#779
1904	19	#511
1905	21	#506
1906	17	#588
1907	21	#537
1908	25	#512
1909	32	#452
1910	31	#511
1911	40	#468
1912	77	#449
1913	109	#414
1914	150	#389
1915	160	#427
1916	189	#405
1917	205	#395
1918	244	#382
1919	232	#383
1920	240	#386
1921	246	#386
1922	262	#373
1923	237	#386
1924	246	#383
1925	241	#386
1926	217	#406
1927	256	#365
1928	243	#375
1929	273	#338
1930	254	#361
1931	286	#325
1932	282	#329
1933	295	#313
1934	364	#282
1935	345	#294
1936	335	#295
1937	320	#302
1938	354	#291
1939	353	#296
1940	355	#295
1941	350	#310
1942	359	#320
1943	315	#348
1944	334	#331
1945	307	#344
1946	406	#320
1947	408	#338
1948	373	#348
1949	373	#350
1950	383	#345
1951	374	#355
1952	366	#356
1953	383	#355
1954	360	#371
1955	356	#381
1956	384	#385
1957	353	#416
1958	434	#372
1959	505	#346
1960	549	#330
1961	585	#324
1962	653	#303
1963	886	#258
1964	1,024	#236
1965	1,077	#222
1966	1,299	#189
1967	1,602	#166
1968	2,063	#141
1969	2,862	#114
1970	4,323	#69
1971	5,015	#61
1972	5,138	#57
1973	5,867	#53
1974	5,702	#54
1975	5,960	#51
1976	6,833	#46
1977	7,277	#44
1978	6,955	#46
1979	11,037	#36
1980	10,765	#37
1981	10,109	#40
1982	10,415	#39
1983	10,480	#41
1984	10,240	#42
1985	9,094	#46
1986	8,480	#49
1987	10,397	#42
1988	11,421	#41
1989	11,528	#41
1990	11,460	#42
1991	10,134	#44
1992	8,895	#48
1993	7,942	#50
1994	6,800	#53
1995	5,602	#66
1996	5,159	#73
1997	4,684	#81
1998	3,924	#98
1999	3,608	#102
2000	3,289	#115
2001	2,943	#134
2002	2,702	#144
2003	2,541	#159
2004	2,461	#166
2005	2,368	#175
2006	2,599	#162
2007	2,403	#170
2008	2,232	#177
2009	2,198	#177
2010	2,126	#178
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	1,167	#303
2018	1,077	#314
2019	1,031	#322
2020	964	#338
2021	848	#381
2022	848	#382
2023	846	#379
2024	914	#361