Given name
Trev
“from the large village”
In English use, Trev is a shortened form of Trevor. One Welsh interpretation is “from the large village.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Trev is a shortened form of Trevor. One Welsh interpretation is “from the large village.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Trev is a shortened form of Trevor. An origin associated with Trevor is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Trev is a diminutive of Trevor.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trev through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 96 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,848 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,848 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 284 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trev’s family of names
In English usage, Trev is a diminutive of Trevor. In English usage, Trev has a related form in Trevs. Trev is a short form of Trevor.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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