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
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
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Related
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.
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.
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.