Trever

Trever: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “large settlement”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: TREV-er · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Trever is a variant spelling of Trevor, from a Welsh surname and place name derived from tref 'settlement' and mawr 'large.' It entered given-name use through the surname.

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How popular is Trever?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Trever in 20240

Peak year1994

Total US babies since 18806,298

Trever was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Trever

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Trevorlarge village · Welsh
Dylanson of the sea · Welsh
Owenwell-born; young warrior · Welsh
Evanthe Lord is gracious · Welsh
Maddoxson of Madoc · Welsh
Ellisbenevolent · Welsh
Griffinstrong lord · Welsh
Gavinwhite hawk · Welsh

Trever questions

What does the name Trever mean?

Trever means "large settlement". It comes from Welsh. Trever is a variant spelling of Trevor, from a Welsh surname and place name derived from tref 'settlement' and mawr 'large.' It entered given-name use through the surname.

Is Trever a boy or girl name?

Trever is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Trever?

Trever was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1994.

How do you pronounce Trever?

Trever is usually pronounced TREV-er.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.