Given name
Trayvon
“at the crossroads; a traveler”
Trayvon is a variant of Travon. One American interpretation is “at the crossroads; a traveler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Trayvon is a variant of Travon. One American interpretation is “at the crossroads; a traveler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Trayvon is a variant of Travon. An origin associated with Travon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trayvon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,435
- 3,435 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 197 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,505 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,505 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 197 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,470 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trayvon’s family of names
Trayvon has a related form in Travon. In English usage, Trayvon has a related form in TREYVON.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Trayvon
- Trayvon BromellAmerican sprinterborn 1995
- Trayvon MartinAfrican-American teenager shot in 2012, which was followed by a debate and protests regarding racism in the US (1995–2012)
- Trayvon RobinsonMajor League Baseball left fielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organizationborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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