Nancy Travis
There are approximately 62 people named Nancy Travis living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,528,296 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nancy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Travis. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
62
1 in 5,528,296
Named Nancy
557K
Alive today
Named Travis
38K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 557K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (81.1%)
Estimated bearers: 38K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,041
Per 100K: 11.09
Top ancestry: White (69.8%)
First name trend
Nancy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nancy. The peak year was 1947 with 32,502 births. The average person named Nancy today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nancy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Nancy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nancy 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 Nancy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.1% · 626,905
- Hispanic or Latino12.2% · 94,465
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 20,764
- Black or African American2.3% · 17,687
- Two or more races1.3% · 10,131
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 2,618
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Travis surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Travis, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname 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 surname Travis at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.8% · 23,138
- Black or African American21.0% · 6,973
- Two or more races4.4% · 1,460
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 1,171
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 254
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 160
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nancy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1625% of the US population, based on 557,131 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 Nancy right now.
The surname Travis appears at a rate of 11.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0111%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 62 people with the full name Nancy Travis. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Nancy
FAQ
Nancy Travis: questions and answers
How many people are named Nancy Travis?
We estimate approximately 62 people in the United States share the full name Nancy Travis. That works out to about 1 in 5,528,296 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1625%) with the surname frequency (11.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nancy Travis?
We classify Nancy Travis as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,528,296 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nancy a male or female name?
Nancy is predominantly female. Out of 1,007,116 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Nancy 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 people have the full name Nancy Travis?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Nancy Travis is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.