I don’t think anybody outside the USA has ever been named “Travis”. However, the generic Australian nickname for an American is “Chuck”. I don’t think anybody outside the USA has ever been called that, either.
I felt sorry for my friend Bruce when some comics tried to tie that to being gay.
I think that is no longer a strong connotation.
Less sympathy for the Adolph ( born in the US and named after his dad also born in the US). Yeah, life is unfair, but change your name already and get on with your life.
There is any number of names that scream “American” to the rest of us. Off the top of my head, Brad, Chad, Todd, Chip, Jeff with a J, LaTisha or La-anything, Larry, Chuck, Tiffany, any day of the week like “Tuesday”, Shannon, Tammy, Eric (an old man’s name over here), …
An American would probably associate most of these names with a particular subgroup. Brad, Chad, Chip and Todd are WASP preppie names. The “la” names are African American. Tiffany usually evokes an image of a (white) stripper wannabe that lives in a trailer.
I agree that Jeff, Chuck, Eric and Larry are fairly generic U.S. names. Except for maybe Jeff, I’d picture someone over 35, though. I’ve only known a few Shannons and Tammys. They aren’t that common.
You’ve lost me with the days of the week names. Can’t think of any other than Tuesday Weld and Wednesday Addams (which is meant to be a joke). (I don’t count Heinlein’s Friday.)