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Trevor

Trevor: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From a Welsh surname derived from tref 'homestead, village' and mawr 'large.' It later became established as a masculine given name in English-speaking use.

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How popular is Trevor?

2024136 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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.

Babies named Trevor in 2024451

2024 rank#625 boys

Peak year1998

Total US babies since 1880161,369

Trevor is fading: recent use is about 35% of its level ten years before.

Names like Trevor

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Treverlarge settlement · 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

Trevor questions

What does the name Trevor mean?

Trevor means "large village". It comes from Welsh. From a Welsh surname derived from tref 'homestead, village' and mawr 'large.' It later became established as a masculine given name in English-speaking use.

Is Trevor a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Trevor?

451 US babies were named Trevor in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.

How do you pronounce Trevor?

Trevor 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.