Trevor
- Pronunciation
- [Tre-vor]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Prudent
- Origin
- Irish
About the Name Trevor
Trevor descends from the Welsh surname Trefor, composed of tref (homestead, settlement) and or (large, great) — yielding "large homestead" or "great settlement." The name first appears as a Welsh surname referring to those from such places. The name has been used continuously in Welsh and English naming traditions for centuries.
Notable bearers include British comedian Trevor Noah (born 1984, the iconic South African-American comedian and host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show 2015–2022); the iconic British actor Trevor Howard (1913–1988); contemporary American basketball player Trevor Lawrence (born 1999, the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL quarterback); and the contemporary actor Trevor Donovan.
Trevor held a US top-100 boys' rank from 1985 through 2010 — over two decades of consistent American popularity. The name has receded slightly since but remains in steady use, currently sitting in the US top 300 boys' rank. The name's appeal sits in three contemporary American naming preferences: the surname-style sophistication, the in-built Welsh heritage, and the popular two-syllable -or ending family (Trevor, Connor, Hunter, Cooper). Two firm syllables, soft consonants, and tonal versatility from rural-American to upwardly-mobile-American. The name reads as both classical-Welsh and contemporary American with the strong Trevor Noah cultural anchor. Common nicknames Trev (the dominant short form, casual and warm), Trevy, and the rare Vor each carry distinct registers; the alternate spellings Trevor and Trever have their own SSA tracking. International forms include Trefor (Welsh original) and the broader related Welsh family.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Trevor
US Popularity History (1986–2025)
Annual US births named Trevor by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 1998 with 6,598 boys named Trevor (boy rank #58 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #680 for boys (400 US births). That's 622 places below its 1998 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Trevor Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Trevor the strongest states are Delaware, New Hampshire, Alaska.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | #196 | 32 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | #199 | 29 |
| 3 | Alaska | #242 | 15 |
| 4 | Connecticut | #303 | 76 |
| 5 | West Virginia | #311 | 30 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | #315 | 189 |
| 7 | New Mexico | #346 | 22 |
| 8 | Maryland | #350 | 161 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | #351 | 329 |
| 10 | Virginia | #376 | 216 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | #594 | 86 |
| 2 | Texas | #590 | 479 |
| 3 | Washington | #572 | 119 |
| 4 | Illinois | #540 | 205 |
| 5 | Minnesota | #532 | 85 |
| 6 | California | #521 | 600 |
| 7 | Iowa | #511 | 49 |
| 8 | Arizona | #507 | 118 |
| 9 | Tennessee | #504 | 127 |
| 10 | Colorado | #500 | 121 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Trevor in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevion | Fair Town. Abbreviation Of Trevelyan. | Male | English |
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Compare Trevor to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Trevor against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).