Is Traven a boy or girl name?

Traven is a boy’s name. Of the 813 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Traven

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Traven was most popular in 2007, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,343 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 813 people named Traven.

Traven over time

Births per year. The dot marks Traven’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Traven a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Traven is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 813 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org