Travis

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A few things about Travis you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Travis

Travis Barker

American drummer (born 1975)

Choose Travis and your child shares a first name with Travis Barker, an American drummer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Travis, like who?” Travis Barker's Wikipedia article is available in 48 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,333 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Travis, 732 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Travis would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTravis has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Traviss, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1979, when it ranked #36. Today it's #434, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTravis was 3.9× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 597 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 2,333.
• 🍂TrendTravis has slipped 97 places over the last five years and now sits at #434. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedTravis is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #189, followed by Connecticut (#268) and New Jersey (#293). It's in the top 1,000 in 35 states.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Travis means “toll-gate keeper”. Our records link it to English and French roots.

About the name Travis

Travis is a boy name of English and French origin meaning “toll-gate keeper”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-vis”. US birth records list Travis for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 144 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked #36 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #434, with 732 babies.

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