Given name & surname
Trever
“from the large village”
In English use, Trever is a variant of Trevor. One Welsh interpretation is “from the large village.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Trever is a variant of Trevor. One Welsh interpretation is “from the large village.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Trever is a variant of Trevor. An origin associated with Trevor is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trever through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,311
- 6,311 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 248 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,771 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,771 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 248 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,434 as a first name in 2020; 124 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trever’s family of names
In English usage, Trever has a related form in Trevor.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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