Baby Name Popularity Profile

Trevor

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Trevor.

✦ Great settlement 🌍 Other traditional
National Rank (2025) #680
All-Time Peak Rank #58 Achieved 1994
Total U.S. Births 161,164 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1915 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 1990s 6,598 births in 1998
💡 The Trevor Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Great settlement
Language Origin Other
Origin Type single
Derived from Welsh 'tre' (settlement) and 'fawr' (great/large).
Common Nicknames
Trev
Pronunciation: TREH-vor
Themes & Categories
traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Trevor

According to SSA data, Trevor achieved its highest historical rank of #58 in 1994. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 1998 with 6,598 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 66.4%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 111 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Trevor across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -66.4% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 6,598 births in 1998
Years in Top 100 18 yrs
Years in Top 500 56 yrs
Registry Streak 111 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 60
1920s: 116
1930s: 133
1940s: 247
1950s: 453
1960s: 3,738
1970s: 12,347
1980s: 26,692
1990s: 59,943
2000s: 40,055
2010s: 14,053
2020s: 3,327

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Tre-vor
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with T, a letter used by only 6.1% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Alaska
Top States Alaska, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Alaska Unranked 653 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 3,703 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 1,262 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 1,466 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 3,061 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 444 1998 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #186 999 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 963 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 521 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #889 4,758 1992 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 986 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 2,126 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #750 3,235 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 3,089 1998 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 733 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 3,945 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #776 4,241 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 925 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #827 7,865 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 2,729 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 2,100 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 586 1993 Insufficient historical volume
California #680 19,032 1992 36.9% Decline
Florida #631 6,425 1994 12.9% Decline
Missouri #513 4,049 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 362 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #693 2,403 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #481 4,069 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #524 3,799 1998 46.4% Decline
Kentucky Unranked 2,870 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #378 1,723 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #623 6,746 1998 38.5% Decline
Tennessee #834 3,049 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #625 2,131 1998 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 720 1992 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #588 3,720 1998 46.9% Decline
Louisiana #892 2,344 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1125 6,152 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #549 1,335 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #615 2,995 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #874 9,302 1992 50.0% Decline
Georgia #648 3,337 1999 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 1,053 1998 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #497 1,603 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 394 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #656 5,765 1998 65.9% Decline
New Jersey #539 2,966 2001 46.2% Decline
New York #618 7,739 1999 43.2% Decline
Alabama #679 1,631 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #461 912 1993 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 271 1988 Insufficient historical volume

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