Rares vs Travis
Rares and Traviscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Rares was ranked #773 and Travis #427 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Rares was ranked #785 and Travis #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Rares and Travis over time
Rares and Travis appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Travis held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rares in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Travis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rares in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2007–2024
Rares held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Travis in 15.
Highest recorded here: Rares #443 in 2020, Travis #219 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Rares #773, Travis #427.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2009–2024
Rares held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Travis in 6.
Highest recorded here: Rares #506 in 2019, Travis #429 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Rares #785, Travis #655.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Rares | Travis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #773 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Boys #239 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rares and Travis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Rares
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #4333 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2024
Highest recorded position: #443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 2007–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #773 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Travis
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #427 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys