Trev
Trev is a masculine given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Trevor or other names.
- Welsh
- English
Meaning & Origin of Trev
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trev is a masculine given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Trevor or other names.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
- English
The Story of Trev
The earliest SSA record of Trev as a baby boy name dates back to 1966, when 11 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Trev — #4,094 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Trev on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Trev last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 87 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Trev
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Trev. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Trefor
- Trevor
Notable people named Trev
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Trev Alberts (born 1970), American college sports administrator and the director of athletics and former National Football League player
- Treve Trev Broudy (born 1968), American actor and former model, victim of a violent attack possibly due to his being gay
- Lawrence "Trev" Cole, a member of the indie pop band D.I.D. (formerly Dog Is Dead )
- Trevor Cooper (born 1953), English actor
- Treverance Trev Faulk (born 1981), American former National Football League player
- Trevor McGrat, a contestant on the TV show Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 8)
- Trevor Neal, half of the British comedy duo Trevor and Simon in the 1980s and '90s
- Trev Thoms (died 2010), British guitarist
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Names that sound like Trev
Phonetically similar names — useful when Trev is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Trev
Trev is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 87 births in the dataset. Trev's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #4,094. Use the chart and map above to compare Trev's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.