Trevia
Mallotus is a genus of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1790. Two species are found in tropical Africa and Madagascar, while all others are found in East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, eastern Australia, and certain islands of the western Pacific. The genus has about 150 species of dioecious trees or shrubs.
Meaning & Origin of Trevia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mallotus is a genus of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1790. Two species are found in tropical Africa and Madagascar, while all others are found in East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, eastern Australia, and certain islands of the western Pacific. The genus has about 150 species of dioecious trees or shrubs.
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The Story of Trevia
The earliest SSA record of Trevia as a baby girl name dates back to 1948, when 6 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Trevia — #3,434 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Trevia on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Trevia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 258 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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About the name Trevia
Trevia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 258 births in the dataset. Trevia's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #3,434. Use the chart and map above to compare Trevia'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 .
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