Trev
An abbreviated form of Trevor, of English origin meaning "homestead village".
Name Census estimates that about 81 living Americans carry the first name Trev. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Trev today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Trev births was 1994 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Trev. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Trev with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Trev. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
81
~ 1 in 4,231,535 Americans
Peak year
1994
15 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,885
Tracked since 1966
Census
Trev in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 289 people with the first name Trev, which placed it at #30,250 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,250
National first-name rank
People counted
289
289 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Trev
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trev is White at 82.0%. The next largest groups are Black (9.7%) and Two or More Races (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Trev described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Trev at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.0% · 237
- Black or African American9.7% · 28
- Two or more races4.5% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 3
Popularity
Trev: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Trev from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 28 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Trev remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trev by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Trev during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Trevs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Trev
The name Trev is a diminutive form of the name Trevor, which originated from the Welsh name Trefor. The name Trefor is derived from the Welsh words "tref," meaning "town" or "settlement," and "fawr," meaning "great" or "large." It is believed that the name Trev emerged as a shortened version of Trevor sometime in the early 20th century.
The earliest known reference to the name Trevor dates back to the 12th century in Wales. It was a common name among Welsh nobility and landowners during this period. One notable example is Trevor the Monk, a Welsh clergyman who lived in the late 12th century and was known for his religious writings.
In the 13th century, the name Trevor gained popularity in England, particularly in the northern regions bordering Wales. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Trevor de Bangor, a Welsh landowner who lived in the late 13th century and held estates in Flintshire.
During the Renaissance period, the name Trevor continued to be used, although it was less common than in earlier centuries. One notable bearer of this name was Trevor Jones (c. 1559-1635), a Welsh clergyman and translator who worked on translating the Bible into Welsh.
In the 18th century, the name experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly among the Welsh gentry and aristocracy. One famous bearer of the name was Trevor Hill (1693-1742), a Welsh politician and Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire.
As the diminutive form Trev gained popularity in the 20th century, several notable individuals bore this name. These include Trev Broughton (1912-2003), an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia in the 1930s and 1940s, and Trev Howard (1916-1988), a British actor known for his roles in films such as "The Green Man" and "The Naked Runner."
People
Trev + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Trev as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Trev: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trev?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 81 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Trev going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,231,535 US residents.
Is Trev a common name?
We classify Trev as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 87 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Trev most popular?
The single biggest year for Trev was 1994, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Trev is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Trev in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 289 people with the name Trev, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,250 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Trev in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Trev?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Trev appears almost entirely male. Of the 284 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Trev?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trev is White at 82.0%. The next largest groups are Black (9.7%) and Two or More Races (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Trev most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Trev in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.0% (237 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Trev in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Trev a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Trev in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Trev still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Trev in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Trev can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Trev?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Trev at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.