Travis Lee
There are approximately 674 people named Travis Lee living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 508,538 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Travis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lee. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
674
1 in 508,538
Named Travis
287K
Alive today
Named Lee
805K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 287K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 39
Estimated bearers: 805K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #21
Per 100K: 234.94
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (42.2%)
First name trend
Travis: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Travis. The peak year was 1989 with 11,577 births. The average person named Travis today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lee surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lee, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 42.2%.
- Asian and Pacific Islander42.2%
- White36.0%
- Black or African American16.3%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Hispanic or Latino1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Travis has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0837% of the US population, based on 286,986 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Lee appears at a rate of 234.94 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2349%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 674 people with the full name Travis Lee. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Travis Lee: questions and answers
How many people are named Travis Lee?
We estimate approximately 674 people in the United States share the full name Travis Lee. That works out to about 1 in 508,538 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0837%) with the surname frequency (234.94 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Travis Lee?
We classify Travis Lee as "Very Rare". About 1 in 508,538 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Travis a male or female name?
Travis is predominantly male. Out of 309,943 total SSA registrations, 99.3% were male and 0.7% were female. See the full Travis profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.