Treven
A Celtic name potentially derived from the Welsh "trêv" meaning village or town.
Name Census estimates that about 1,048 living Americans carry the first name Treven. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Treven today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Treven births was 2004 (60 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Treven. 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.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 327,056 Americans
Peak year
2004
60 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2022 SSA rank
#9,746
Tracked since 1966
Popularity
Treven: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Treven from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 473 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Treven 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 Treven during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Trevens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Utah, Ohio, Texas recorded the most babies named Treven, while Washington, Idaho, Nebraska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Treven
The name Treven is derived from the Old English word "treow," which means "tree" or "wood." It is believed to have originated in the British Isles during the Anglo-Saxon period, which spanned from the 5th to the 11th century AD. The name was initially used as a surname or a descriptive name, referring to someone who lived near or worked with trees.
In the Middle Ages, Treven became more commonly used as a given name, particularly in England and Wales. The earliest recorded instance of the name dates back to the 13th century, when a man named Treven de Woodstock was mentioned in the Oxfordshire Hundred Rolls of 1279.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Treven was Treven of Markyate, a 12th-century English anchoress and mystic. She is known for her spiritual writings and her life of solitary contemplation in a small cell attached to the Church of St. Albans in Hertfordshire.
In the 16th century, Treven ap Rhys (born around 1508) was a Welsh scholar and translator who played a significant role in the development of the Welsh literary tradition. He is best known for his translations of classical Greek and Latin works into Welsh.
During the English Civil War in the 17th century, Treven Annesley (1615-1689) was a prominent English lawyer and politician who served as the Lord Privy Seal under King Charles II. He was also a member of the influential Annesley family.
In the 18th century, Treven Hanbury (1718-1770) was an English merchant and philanthropist who founded the Hanbury Botanical Gardens in London, which became an important center for the study of plant life.
Another notable figure with the name Treven was Treven Blount (1784-1857), an English author and antiquarian who wrote extensively on the history and architecture of Hertfordshire, where he lived.
While the name Treven is not as common today as it once was, it has maintained a presence throughout history, particularly in the British Isles. Its connection to nature and the natural world has given it a unique and enduring quality.
People
Treven + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Treven 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
Treven: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Treven?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,048 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Treven 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 327,056 US residents.
Is Treven a common name?
We classify Treven as "Rare". It ranks above 90.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,068 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Treven most popular?
The single biggest year for Treven was 2004, when 60 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Treven is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Treven a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Treven 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.
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.