Recorded 1886–2022 Girls' name Peak 1962 9,656 births

Treva — girls' name

9,656 babies named Treva in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Treva was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

175 babies were named Treva in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Treva

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,656 babies named Treva between 1886 and 2022, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Treva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 175 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Treva performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,429 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Treva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 833 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Treva in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Treva in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 9,656 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Treva at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

9,656

Since 1886

137 years of records

Peak year

1962

175 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1886

Recorded for 137 years

Last year on file: 2022

Treva popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1886

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1962)
175
Annual births at peak — across 137 years of records
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Treva popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1971 (Treva as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19741971 5

Treva by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,429 births that decade — 15% of Treva's all-time total
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Treva by state

Where Treva concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Treva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
833 8.6%
#2 North Carolina
660 6.8%
#3 Texas
632 6.5%
#4 Tennessee
554 5.7%
#5 Indiana
515 5.3%
#6 Oklahoma
471 4.9%
#7 Kansas
283 2.9%
#8 California
279 2.9%
Ohio share of Treva's total US births 8.6%
Even split

833 of 9,656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Treva appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Treva?
9,656 babies have been named Treva since 1886. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1962 with 175 births.
When was Treva most popular?
Treva was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,429 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Treva most popular?
The top states for the name Treva are Ohio (833 births), North Carolina (660 births), Texas (632 births).
How long has the name Treva been used?
Treva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 137 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Treva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Treasure, Tressa, Tressie, Trena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1886–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.