Boy nameCurrently #625 in the USFalling
Trevor
TREV-er//ˈtrɛvər//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19986 lettersStarts with T
Meaning & origin
Large settlement, big village
Trevor comes from the Welsh 'tref' (settlement) and 'mawr' (large), meaning 'big village'. A popular late-20th-century name, it carries a friendly, easygoing character.
Trevor's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Trevor |
|---|---|
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1920 | 7 |
| 1921 | 10 |
| 1922 | 10 |
| 1923 | 18 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 13 |
| 1926 | 9 |
| 1927 | 9 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1929 | 20 |
| 1930 | 13 |
| 1931 | 9 |
| 1932 | 14 |
| 1933 | 10 |
| 1934 | 18 |
| 1935 | 15 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1938 | 13 |
| 1939 | 17 |
| 1940 | 16 |
| 1941 | 12 |
| 1942 | 19 |
| 1943 | 15 |
| 1944 | 17 |
| 1945 | 22 |
| 1946 | 24 |
| 1947 | 49 |
| 1948 | 44 |
| 1949 | 29 |
| 1950 | 34 |
| 1951 | 48 |
| 1952 | 34 |
| 1953 | 25 |
| 1954 | 31 |
| 1955 | 47 |
| 1956 | 58 |
| 1957 | 57 |
| 1958 | 57 |
| 1959 | 69 |
| 1960 | 66 |
| 1961 | 71 |
| 1962 | 80 |
| 1963 | 142 |
| 1964 | 121 |
| 1965 | 218 |
| 1966 | 671 |
| 1967 | 806 |
| 1968 | 800 |
| 1969 | 822 |
| 1970 | 998 |
| 1971 | 1,106 |
| 1972 | 1,104 |
| 1973 | 1,046 |
| 1974 | 1,104 |
| 1975 | 1,272 |
| 1976 | 1,267 |
| 1977 | 1,439 |
| 1978 | 1,418 |
| 1979 | 1,719 |
| 1980 | 1,703 |
| 1981 | 1,773 |
| 1982 | 1,955 |
| 1983 | 2,073 |
| 1984 | 2,369 |
| 1985 | 2,845 |
| 1986 | 2,998 |
| 1987 | 3,262 |
| 1988 | 3,707 |
| 1989 | 4,177 |
| 1990 | 5,164 |
| 1991 | 5,553 |
| 1992 | 6,210 |
| 1993 | 6,028 |
| 1994 | 6,373 |
| 1995 | 6,026 |
| 1996 | 5,855 |
| 1997 | 6,016 |
| 1998 | 6,616 |
| 1999 | 6,268 |
| 2000 | 5,763 |
| 2001 | 5,405 |
| 2002 | 5,066 |
| 2003 | 4,394 |
| 2004 | 3,919 |
| 2005 | 3,688 |
| 2006 | 3,338 |
| 2007 | 3,066 |
| 2008 | 2,827 |
| 2009 | 2,672 |
| 2010 | 2,322 |
| 2011 | 2,150 |
| 2012 | 1,881 |
| 2013 | 1,535 |
| 2014 | 1,335 |
| 2015 | 1,189 |
| 2016 | 1,095 |
| 2017 | 908 |
| 2018 | 855 |
| 2019 | 782 |
| 2020 | 730 |
| 2021 | 656 |
| 2022 | 555 |
| 2023 | 530 |
| 2024 | 451 |
Trevor through the decades
- Trevor peaked in 1998, when 6,616 babies were named Trevor in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Trevor has fallen 69% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Trevor currently ranks #625 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Trev
Variants & spellings
Trefor