Given name & surname
Trevor
“from the large village”
Trevor is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “from the large village.”
Original WelshTrefor
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “from the large village.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
How it developed
This form developed as an English adaptation of a name used in another language.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trevor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 161,775
- 161,164 boys · 611 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 6,616 babies
- 2025
- 400
- #680 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 400 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 680 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6,598 in 1998. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (41). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 145,694 as a first name in 2020; 688 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trevor’s family of names
Trevor has a short form in Trev. In English usage, Trevor has a related form in Trever. In English usage, Trevor has a related form in Trevin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Trevor
- Trevor NoahSouth African comedian and television hostborn 1984
- Trevor HowardEnglish film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)
- Trevor FrancisEnglish association football player and manager (1954–2023)
- Trevor BrookingEnglish association football player (born 1948)
- Trevor HornBritish record producer and musicianborn 1949
- Trevor ArizaAmerican basketball playerborn 1985
- Trevor RabinSouth African musician (born 1954)
- Trevor BerbickJamaican heavyweight boxer (1954–2006)
- RicochetAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1988
Characters named Trevor: Trevor Philips (protagonist of the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V), Trevor Slattery (2013 film 'Iron Man 3').
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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