Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Travis

The name Travis came to England by way of the Old Norman French. It was originally a surname derived from an occupational name from the word “traverser” meaning ‘to cross.’ The name described a person whose job it was to collect toll from users of a bridge or some section of a particular road. The surname first appears as “Travers” in England during the medieval period in the 12th century. The name was adopted as a given male name in modern times, especially in the United States.

All About the Baby Name – Travis

Personality

OF THE BOY NAME TRAVIS

The number Eight personality has everything to do with power, wealth and abundance. Somehow, this personality has been blessed on the material plane, but their authoritative and problem-solving traits provide evidence that their good fortunes are not just the luck of the lottery. They are well earned. This is the personality of CEOs and high-ranking military personnel. Eights are intensely active, hard-driving individuals. Success is only meaningful to them after a job well-done.  They are remarkable in their ability to see the larger picture right down to the smallest details, and organize a strategy around success. They then have the ability to direct a group around them toward any goal, and realize individual potential to get the most out of their team.

Popularity

OF THE BOY NAME TRAVIS

The name Travis has maintained a position on the American popularity charts since the U.S. began tracking naming trends in 1880. Even though it’s been around for well over 100 years, Travis doesn’t hit a Top 100 spot on the charts until 1970. The name’s high-point in usage was during the 70s and 80s when Travis was one of the 50 most-commonly used boy’s name for almost 20 straight years. The name fell off the Top 100 list in 2004 and it looks to be headed in the other direction on the charts now. It’s still a Top 200 favorite and it’s not losing a lot of ground quickly, so we expect to see it linger for a good long while. We like that Travis has a number 8 personality in numerology which is the number of material wealth. As a toll-taker, maybe your little boy will be collecting money his whole life. Not an altogether unpleasant notion! The name also has a certain cowboy ruggedness thanks to country musicians Randy Travis and Travis Tritt. Travis is a simple, unpretentious choice. It’s a bundle of little boy cuteness and masculine coolness all in one.

Quick Facts

ON TRAVIS

GENDER:

Boy

ORIGIN:

English

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

2

RANKING POPULARITY:

232

PRONUNCIATION:

TRA-vis

SIMPLE MEANING:

To cross; Toll-taker

Characteristics

OF TRAVIS

Authoritative

Powerful

Tough

Tenacious

Wealthy

Problem-solver

Achiever

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Travis

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME TRAVIS

Travis is the youngest, at ten, in the African-American family depicted in Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play, A Raisin in the Sun. He is representative of the future of hope that we pray for this family, who are victims of racial economics. He is a likeable innocent, loved and sheltered by the rest of the family to the best of their ability. It is his very innocence which saves the dignity of the family and ensures its passage into a brighter future when his father, unable to shame himself in Travis’ eyes, declines to take money for not moving into a white neighborhood.

Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME TRAVIS

We cannot find any childrens books with the first name Travis


Popular Songs

ON TRAVIS

Travis Walk
a song by Stevie Ray Vaughan

Travis
a song by Jennifer Hanson

Famous People

NAMED TRAVIS

Travis Tritt (country musician)
Travis Barker (drummer)
Travis "Stonewall" Jackson (baseball player)
Travis Pastrana (action-sports legend)

Children of Famous People

NAMED TRAVIS

We cannot find any children of famous people with the first name Travis

Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME TRAVIS

We cannot find any historically significant people with the first name Travis