Travis
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.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Travis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Travis
Travis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 11,528 Traviss were born — ranking #41 that year. As of 2026, Travis ranks #376 for baby boys with 870 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 310K Traviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Travis
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- Travis Adams (born 2000), American baseball player
- Travis Alabanza (born 1995), British artist, writer and theatre maker
- Travis Alexander (1977–2008), American salesman who was murdered by his ex-girlfriend
- Travis Allen (born 1973), American politician
- Travis Baldree (born 1977), American author, audiobook narrator, and video game designer
- Travis Banton (1894–1958), American costume designer
- Travis Barker (born 1975), American drummer for the rock band Blink-182
- Travis Beacham (born 1980), American screenwriter
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About the name Travis
Travis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 310K births in the dataset. Travis's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #36. Use the chart and map above to compare Travis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.