Meaning and history
This name comes from the English surname Travis, which derives from the Old French traverser meaning “to cross.” It was used in America in honor of William Travis (1809–1836), who commanded the Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo.
20062006: 2,599 births, rank #162
2007: 2,404 births, rank #170
2008: 2,232 births, rank #177
2009: 2,198 births, rank #177
2010: 2,126 births, rank #178
20112011: 1,943 births, rank #190
2012: 1,758 births, rank #212
2013: 1,585 births, rank #232
2014: 1,491 births, rank #253
2015: 1,404 births, rank #257
20162016: 1,314 births, rank #276
2017: 1,168 births, rank #302
2018: 1,077 births, rank #314
2019: 1,032 births, rank #322
2020: 965 births, rank #337
20212021: 850 births, rank #380
2022: 849 births, rank #382
2023: 848 births, rank #379
2024: 923 births, rank #359
20252025: 732 births, rank #434
Travis moved from #360 to #434 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1989, with 11,526 births.