Travis Minor
There are approximately 30 people named Travis Minor living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Travis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Minor. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
30
1 in 11,425,145
Named Travis
287K
Alive today
Named Minor
36K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 287K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 39
Estimated bearers: 36K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,145
Per 100K: 10.41
Top ancestry: White (55.0%)
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 Minor surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Minor, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 55.0%.
- White55.0%
- Black or African American37.2%
- Hispanic or Latino4.2%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
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 Minor appears at a rate of 10.41 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0104%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 30 people with the full name Travis Minor. 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 Minor: questions and answers
How many people are named Travis Minor?
We estimate approximately 30 people in the United States share the full name Travis Minor. That works out to about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0837%) with the surname frequency (10.41 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Travis Minor?
We classify Travis Minor as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,425,145 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.