Given name & surname
Traves
“to cross over”
Traves is a variant of Travis. One French interpretation is “to cross over.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Traves is a variant of Travis. One French interpretation is “to cross over.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Traves is a variant of Travis. An origin associated with Travis is Norman French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Traves is a variant of Travis. The history of Travis gives this family its wider story. Travis’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Traves through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 306
- 306 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 311 as a first name in 2020; 169 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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