Trever
Of French origin, a homesteader in a specific geographical area or region.
Name Census estimates that about 6,093 living Americans carry the first name Trever. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Trever today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Trever births was 1994 (248 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Trever. 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
6.1K
~ 1 in 56,254 Americans
Peak year
1994
248 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2023 SSA rank
#6,476
Tracked since 1962
Census
Trever in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,444 people with the first name Trever, which placed it at #3,718 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
#3,718
National first-name rank
People counted
5.4K
5,444 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
85.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Trever
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trever is White at 85.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Black (4.2%). 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 Trever 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 Trever at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White85.6% · 4,659
- Two or more races4.2% · 230
- Black or African American4.2% · 229
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 215
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 70
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 41
Popularity
Trever: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Trever from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 2,173 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trever 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 Trever during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Trevers live
The SSA's state-level files cover 38 states and territories. California, Michigan, Texas recorded the most babies named Trever, while New Hampshire, Mississippi, Maine recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 91 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Trever
The name Trever is derived from the Old English word "treow", meaning "tree" or "wood". It was a common name among the Anglo-Saxons, particularly in regions such as Wessex and Mercia, where it was often used to denote a person's connection to the forests or woodlands.
In the early medieval period, the name Trever was sometimes spelled as "Trefer" or "Trefyr", reflecting the linguistic variations and regional dialects of the time. It shares similarities with other Old English names like "Trewine" and "Treowulf", both of which incorporate the "treow" element.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Trever can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record compiled in the late 9th century. The chronicle mentions a figure named "Trefer" who was a prominent landowner in Wessex during the reign of King Alfred the Great (871-899 AD).
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Trever remained in use, particularly among the English nobility and gentry. One notable bearer of the name was Sir Trever de Montfort (c. 1230-1277), a French knight who fought in the Barons' War against King Henry III of England.
In the 16th century, the name Trever gained further prominence with the birth of Sir Trever Williams (1515-1584), a Welsh soldier and Member of Parliament during the reigns of Edward VI and Elizabeth I. He is remembered for his role in suppressing the Wyatt Rebellion in 1554.
Another significant figure bearing the name was Trever Hanbury (1665-1723), an English merchant and philanthropist who made substantial donations to various charitable causes, including the establishment of schools and almshouses in his hometown of Worcester.
During the 18th century, Trever Bateman (1718-1801) was a notable English clergyman and author, best known for his work "A Treatise on the Antiquity of the Christian Religion".
As the name Trever continued to be used throughout the centuries, other notable individuals included Trever Howells (1832-1908), a Welsh politician and Member of Parliament, and Trever Maitland (1851-1923), a Scottish businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the city of Edinburgh.
People
Trever + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Trever 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
Trever: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trever?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,093 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Trever 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 56,254 US residents.
Is Trever a common name?
We classify Trever as "Rare". It ranks above 96.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6,298 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Trever most popular?
The single biggest year for Trever was 1994, when 248 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Trever is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Trever in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,444 people with the name Trever, or 1.80 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,718 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 Trever 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 Trever?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Trever appears almost entirely male. Of the 5,434 people counted with this name, 99.4% 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 Trever?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trever is White at 85.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Black (4.2%). 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 Trever most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Trever in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.6% (4,659 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 Trever in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Trever a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Trever 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 Trever still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Trever 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 Trever 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 many people share the name Trever?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.