Travers is from the Old French traverser (to cross) — historically a Norman surname for one who lived near a crossing. P.L. Banks (2013, with Emma Thompson) dramatized her contentious negotiations with Walt Disney over the film adaptation; Mary Poppins Returns (2018) with Emily Blunt; the franchise has earned over $700 million worldwide; her books are considered classics of British children's literature. Sam Travers — modern American figure. Cape Travers — Canadian site. Traverse — multiple English geographic features. Travers Beynon — Australian businessman.
Travers does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Travers reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.