Boys' name · since 1915
Trevor
161,164 babies named Trevor in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #680 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161,164
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
161,164 babies have been named Trevor since 1915, making it today's #680 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Trevor recorded 161,164 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #680 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #212 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #680 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 161,164 born since 1915
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trevor ranks #212 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #680 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 161,164 born since 1915, peaking in the 1990s.
- #212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #680 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161,164
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Trevor's 161,164 recorded births place it above 99.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Trevor compares
161,164 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Trevor's all-time total is 437x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Trevor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161,164 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,598 | 34 | 22,252 |
Trevor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trevor's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 6,598, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trevor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 6,598
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Trevor popularity over time - girls
611 total births recorded since 1951 (Trevor as girls' name)
Trevor by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59,943 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Trevor's strongest decade.
59,943 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Trevor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 60
1910s
60 births
- 1920s 116
1920s
116 births
- 1930s 133
1930s
133 births
- 1940s 247
1940s
247 births
- 1950s 453
1950s
453 births
- 1960s 3,738
1960s
3,738 births
- 1970s 12,347
1970s
12,347 births
- 1980s
1980s
26,692 births
- 1990s
1990s
59,943 births
- 2000s
2000s
40,055 births
- 2010s 14,053
2010s
14,053 births
- 2020s 3,327
2020s
3,327 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59,943 births (37% of all-time use).
How Trevor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Trevor's total volume
Trevor by state
Where Trevor concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19,032 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,302 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 7,865 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 7,739 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6,746 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6,425 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6,152 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5,765 | 3.6% |
19,032 of 161,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Trevor appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Trevor's data
- Trevor's decade-level peak was the 1990s (59,943 total births); usage has since declined to 3,327 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Trevors (19,032 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Trevor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Trevor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.