Boys' name · peaked in 1998
Trevor name popularity since 1925
161,658 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Trevor. Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Trevor is about 30 years old in 2026. Trevor peaked in 1998 as the #58 name for boys, and it ranked #680 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 161,658
- Named Trevor, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #680
- for boys in 2025 (400 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 611 girls · 161,047 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 2.73× its national share
Peak year is the year Trevor made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Trevor births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Trevor both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1964 and 1969, Trevor became 7.8× more common, from 1 in 17,200 baby boys to 1 in 2,210.
- Steepest fall: Between 2012 and 2017, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 1,010 to 1 in 2,040.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Trevor's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Trevor.
Decade by decade
Babies named Trevor in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 59 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 133 | #1,919 |
| 1940s | 0 | 247 | #1,439 |
| 1950s | 5 | 453 | #1,100 |
| 1960s | 59 | 3,738 | #529 |
| 1970s | 123 | 12,347 | #180 |
| 1980s | 166 | 26,692 | #105 |
| 1990s | 169 | 59,943 | #61 |
| 2000s | 84 | 40,055 | #112 |
| 2010s | 5 | 14,053 | #305 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,327 | #680 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.1% of babies named Trevor from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Trevor is most popular
The index compares Trevor's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Trevor.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2.73× | 653 |
| Utah | 2.70× | 3,703 |
| Idaho | 2.29× | 1,466 |
| Nevada | 2.19× | 1,262 |
| Montana | 2.04× | 963 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Trevor and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor (this page) | 161,047 | 1998 |
| Trever | 6,311 | 1994 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Trevor's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Trevor.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Trevor (1998).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data