Trayvon
Trayvon is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Trayvon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trayvon is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Trayvon
The earliest SSA record of Trayvon as a baby boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 197 newborns named Trayvon — #766 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Trayvon on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Trayvon ranks #2,807 for baby boys with 46 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Trayvon
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About the name Trayvon
Trayvon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Trayvon's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #766. Use the chart and map above to compare Trayvon'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.