Travis is a boy's name of French origin meaning “to cross over.” In 2024 it was given to 914 boys in the United States.
Travis belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “to cross over” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Travis first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #36 in 1979, and in 2024 914 babies received the name — 307,827 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Travis means “to cross over” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Travis is a boy name. In 2024, 914 babies received the name in the US.
Travis comes from the French tradition.
Travis first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #36 in 1979, and 914 babies were given the name in 2024.
Travis is pronounced /ˈtɹævɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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