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Traves

100% boys · last recorded 2006

Traves has been given to about 306 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 276
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Traves per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1979 · 28
  • Born in 20250
  • All time306

How popular is Traves?

Its best year was 1979, when 28 babies were given the name, ranking 1938th. The typical living American called Traves is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Traves

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Travis0.74
  2. James0.62
  3. Trace0.65
  4. Trae0.65
  5. Hayes0.62
  6. Ares0.62
  7. Charles0.57
  8. Aries0.57

Middle names for Traves

Ranked by flow score
  1. Traves Paul0.77
  2. Traves John0.77
  3. Traves Blake0.76
  4. Traves Wade0.76
  5. Traves Ross0.76
  6. Traves Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Traves

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.62
  2. Jaimeeither · 0.61
  3. Jeremybrother · 0.60
  4. Laceysister · 0.60
  5. Aprilsister · 0.60
  6. Jamieeither · 0.60

Where Traves is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Traves Anderson0.77
    2. Traves White0.72
    3. Traves Nguyen0.72
    4. Traves Moore0.72
    5. Traves Hill0.72
    6. Traves Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Traves

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.