Boy name · Old French
Travis
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: toll collectorTravis is a boy's name that comes from Old French and means "toll collector". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Toll collector
- Origin
- Old French
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #434 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Travis
As a boy's name, Travis comes from Old French and means "toll collector". It is used in English.
Travis is also a surname: the 1,041st most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 33,156 people. See the most common last names.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Travis on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Travis on 2 lists.
“A first name for Tritt and a last name for Randy”
From Redneck names for boys, country music inspired boy names
“English job name for a toll collector; Alamo commander William B. carried it”
From Cowboy names, western boy names
How popular is Travis?
- US rank in 2025
- #434
- 732 babies, 429 per million boys
- Best rank
- #36 in 1979
- Most babies: 11,526 in 1989
- Babies since 1880
- At least 308,571
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 69 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 85 per million |
| 1900s | 143 per million |
| 1910s | 215 per million |
| 1920s | 223 per million |
| 1930s | 302 per million |
| 1940s | 240 per million |
| 1950s | 193 per million |
| 1960s | 654 per million |
| 1970s | 3,881 per million |
| 1980s | 5,576 per million |
| 1990s | 3,501 per million |
| 2000s | 1,289 per million |
| 2010s | 792 per million |
| 2020s | 499 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #276 | #303 | #314 | #322 | #338 | #380 | #382 | #379 | #360 | #434 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Travis
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- TavishA twin (Aramaic, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- AsafCollector (Hebrew, boy)
Middle names for Travis
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old French
- BellamyBeautiful friend (Old French, unisex)
- GrantGreat, large (Old French, boy)
- LyleIsland (Old French, boy)
- WallaceForeigner, Welshman (Old French, boy)
- AlgernonHaving a mustache (Old French, boy)
- ArcherBowman (Old French, boy)
- BaileySteward, bailiff (Old French, unisex)
- CorbinRaven (Old French, boy)
- CurtisCourteous (Old French, boy)
- DarrellFrom Airelle, a place in Normandy (Old French, boy)
- FletcherArrow maker (Old French, boy)
- ForrestOf the forest (Old French, boy)
- HardyBold, daring (Old French, boy)
- LamarThe pool (Old French, boy)
- LeroyThe king (Old French, boy)
- LowellLittle wolf (Old French, boy)
- MalloryUnlucky, unfortunate (Old French, unisex)
- MasonStone worker (Old French, boy)
Travis: common questions
What does the name Travis mean?
Travis comes from Old French and means "toll collector".
Is Travis a boy or girl name?
Travis is mainly a boy's name.
Where does the name Travis come from?
Travis comes from Old French and means "toll collector". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Travis?
Travis ranked #434 in the US in 2025, with 732 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Travis?
Names spelled like Travis include Tavish.
What middle names go with Travis?
Middle names that flow well with Travis include Dean, Ford, Jonah, Jude and Knox. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.