Travis Wester
There are approximately 5 people named Travis Wester living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Travis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wester. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Travis
287K
Alive today
Named Wester
5.8K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 287K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 39
Top Census group: White (78.6%)
Estimated bearers: 5.8K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #6,410
Per 100K: 1.71
Top ancestry: White (83.4%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Travis
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Travis, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 78.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Travis described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Travis at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.6% · 195,243
- Black or African American11.6% · 28,841
- Two or more races3.8% · 9,550
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 8,934
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 3,280
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 2,707
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wester surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wester, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Wester described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Wester at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.4% · 4,253
- Black or African American8.2% · 420
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 199
- Two or more races3.1% · 160
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 28
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Travis right now.
The surname Wester appears at a rate of 1.71 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0017%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Travis Wester. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Travis
FAQ
Travis Wester: questions and answers
How many people are named Travis Wester?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Travis Wester. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0837%) with the surname frequency (1.71 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Travis Wester?
We classify Travis Wester as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Travis Wester?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.