The baby name Travon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /trəˈvɑn/ (truh-VON).
The baby name Travon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /trəˈvɑn/ (truh-VON).
Travon is in Origin.
Travon is a modern American given name, especially within African-American naming traditions. It likely arose as a blend or phonetic variant of Trevor and Travis, combined with the fashionable -on/-von ending. Because it is coined rather than inherited, Travon has no single fixed meaning, though it can echo Trevor's Welsh roots (tref, "homestead, settlement") or Travis's Old French source (traverser, "to cross"). The -von element resembles the German nobiliary particle but is unrelated.
Use in the United States appears from the 1970s, rising through the 1990s-2000s alongside close spellings such as Trevon, Trayvon, Travion, Trevion, Traevon, and Traveon. The name remains contemporary in tone and common in sports and entertainment. Notable bearers include NFL defensive end Travon Walker and filmmaker-comedian Travon Free. Typical pronunciations are TRAY-von or TRAH-von, with regional variation.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #860 | 33 | 7,044 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
Travon is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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