Given name · also English
Treva
“from the homestead near the sea”·“one who is prudent”
Treva is used as a given name. Interpretations include “from the homestead near the sea” and “one who is prudent”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the homestead near the sea” and “one who is prudent”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English and Celtic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Treva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,675
- 11 boys · 9,664 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 174 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,784 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,784 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 174 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,385 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.
Treva’s family of names
Treva has a related form in Trevia. Treva has a related form in Trevina. Treva has a related form in Trevah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Treva
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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