Trew
Trew is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Trew
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trew is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Trew
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Trew as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 6 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Trew — #12,688 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Trews. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16 Trews have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Trew as a boy name dates back to 1997, when 8 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Trew — #7,559 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Trews. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 153 Trews have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Trew
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Abdias Trew (1597–1669), German mathematician
- Antony Trew (1906–1996), South African writer and business man
- Arisa Trew (born 2010), Australian Olympic champion skateboarder
- Arthur Trew (19th c.), Irish stevedore and Protestant preacher
- Beatrice Trew (1897–1976), Canadian politician
- Billy Trew (1878–1926), Welsh rugby union player
- Christoph Jacob Trew (1695–1769), German botanist
- Kim Trew (born 1953), Canadian politician
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Names that sound like Trew
Phonetically similar names — useful when Trew 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 Trew
Trew is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 153 births in the dataset. Trew's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #7,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Trew'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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