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Travers

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Pronounced TRAV-erz /ˈtrævərz/Medium

Meaning: Travers is an English and French surname from the French traverser, to cross, originally marking someone who lived by a crossing point such as a ford or bridge; it is used here as a given name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Travers is an English and French surname meaning a crossing, used as a boy's given name. It appeared for a small number of United States boys through the twentieth century (said TRAV-erz).
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Origin MediumFrench, English
MeaningTravers is an English and French surname from the French traverser, to cross, originally marking someone who lived by a crossing point such as a ford or bridge; it is used here as a given name.
U.S. rank (2021)#11996 ↘ Falling
2021 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1980
Total births (all-time)≈ 395

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198019142021

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Travers follows the familiar path of an occupational or place surname adopted as a given name, and its sound sits close to the popular Travis.

As a first name Travers stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its high around 1980, and it appeared thinly over a long span into recent years. A boy named Travers at that peak would be in his mid forties today. It reads as a crisp surname-name with a modern edge.

Did you know? The name comes from the French traverser, to cross, and once identified a person who lived near a river crossing, ford or bridge, before it passed into use as a first name.
Overall data confidence 60%
References - Travers — English/French surname from traverser, to cross; a crossing point

Variations

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Nicknames

Trav

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Travers mean?

It is an English and French surname meaning to cross or a crossing, from the French traverser.

How do you pronounce Travers?

It is said TRAV-erz /ˈtrævərz/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Travers a boy or girl name?

Travers is a boy's name.

How popular is Travers?

As a first name it has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year around nineteen-eighty.

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