Travonna
A feminine name of unknown origin, possibly altered spelling of a French name.
Name Census estimates that about 76 living Americans carry the first name Travonna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Travonna today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Travonna births was 1990 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Travonna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Travonna. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
76
~ 1 in 4,509,926 Americans
Peak year
1990
9 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2004 SSA rank
#18,633
Tracked since 1988
Census
Travonna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 105 people with the first name Travonna, which placed it at #52,717 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#52,717
National first-name rank
People counted
105
105 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
96.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Travonna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Travonna is Black at 96.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.9%) and Two or More Races (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Travonna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Travonna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American96.2% · 101
- Hispanic or Latino1.9% · 2
- Two or more races1.9% · 2
Popularity
Travonna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Travonna from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 43 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Travonna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Travonna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Travonna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Travonna
The name Travonna has its origins rooted in the Gaulish culture of ancient Western Europe, with earliest records dating back to the late Gallic period around the 1st century BCE. It is believed to have derived from the Proto-Celtic word "trava", meaning "to cross" or "to traverse", and the Latin suffix "-onna", denoting a feminine diminutive form. The name was likely bestowed upon children born during journeys or those whose parents were travelers or merchants.
One of the earliest documented references to the name Travonna can be found in a fragmentary inscription discovered in the ruins of a Roman settlement near modern-day Trier, Germany, which was once a prominent city within the Gaulish territory. This inscription, dated to around the 2nd century CE, appears to commemorate a woman named "Travonna Matrona", suggesting her high social standing or noble lineage.
During the Middle Ages, the name Travonna experienced a resurgence in popularity among certain noble families in regions that were once part of the Gaulish territories, such as parts of modern-day France, Belgium, and Germany. Notably, a woman named Travonna de Montfort, born in 1182, was recorded as a noblewoman and landowner in the Duchy of Normandy.
In the 14th century, a Travonna de Villiers was mentioned in several chronicles as a prominent courtier and lady-in-waiting to the French Queen Jeanne de Navarre. Another historical figure bearing the name was Travonna von Hagen, a German abbess who lived in the late 15th century and oversaw the construction of a significant addition to her convent.
Moving into the Renaissance period, a Travonna Delacroix, born in 1524 in Marseille, France, gained recognition as a skilled painter and portraitist, with several of her works still preserved in museums across Europe. Additionally, records from the 17th century indicate a Travonna Beaumont, an English noblewoman and prominent patron of the arts, who played a significant role in the cultural life of London during the reign of King Charles II.
While the name Travonna has largely fallen out of common usage in modern times, it remains a unique and historically significant name with roots stretching back to the ancient Gaulish cultures of Western Europe.
People
Travonna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Travonna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Travonna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Travonna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 76 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Travonna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,509,926 US residents.
Is Travonna a common name?
We classify Travonna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 78 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Travonna most popular?
The single biggest year for Travonna was 1990, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Travonna is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Travonna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 105 people with the name Travonna, or 0.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #52,717 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Travonna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Travonna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Travonna appears almost entirely female. Of the 109 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Travonna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Travonna is Black at 96.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.9%) and Two or More Races (1.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Travonna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Travonna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.2% (101 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Travonna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Travonna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Travonna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Travonna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Travonna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Travonna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Travonna?
See how many people have the name Travonna on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.