Fun Facts About the Name Trevan
- 991 babies named Trevan: U.S. records list 991 babies given the name Trevan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Trevan Mean?
Trevan is a Cornish place name and surname. Its usual explanation is Cornish tre "homestead, settlement" plus a softened form of ban "hill, peak," giving the sense "hill farm" or "homestead on the hill." The first element is well attested in Cornish place names; the second is less secure, and a local surname form could have a different origin.
The meaning is topographical: it describes a farm or settlement's position rather than a quality of a person. Trevan is not a traditional Cornish saint's name, and its use as a first name is a separate, later development from the surname.
Trevan Name History & Origins
Trevan is one of many Cornish names formed with tre-, an element common in the names of farms and small settlements. As a surname, it is locational, referring to a place called Trevan in Cornwall. Such surnames were carried by families associated with that place, and the name is recorded as a family name in Cornwall.
In English-speaking countries Trevan is now used as an uncommon masculine given name. That first-name use is generally an adoption of the surname, not a survival of an old Cornish personal name.
How Popular is the Name Trevan?
Trevan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #2,179 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,719 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,704 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,698 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #10,504 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #6,738 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #12,008 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,061 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #10,635 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #11,969 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #5,048 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #4,054 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #3,794 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #4,096 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #2,395 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2009 | #2,983 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2008 | #2,936 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #2,501 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 2006 | #2,782 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 2005 | #3,310 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #3,150 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #2,504 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 2002 | #2,221 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2001 | #2,614 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #3,291 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #2,457 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #3,185 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #3,726 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #2,179 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1995 | #2,290 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #2,680 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #3,031 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,595 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #3,620 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #3,763 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #3,321 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #2,248 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #3,189 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #4,823 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #6,482 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,531 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #6,177 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #7,309 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,438 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #7,010 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,696 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #5,700 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,989 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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