Trevor is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Trevor means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Trevor across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Trevor has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Trevor is a boy name of Welsh origin meaning “large settlement”. originally a Welsh place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 161,775 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 492 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 238 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 33 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3,422 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 3,194 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Trevor per year, United States (1915 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (6,616/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1978 (205/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1975 (35/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (33/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1999 (5/yr).
Trevor has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #104 nationally (given to 6,662 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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