Trev
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TREV
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- Style
- New arrival
Trev is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “large homestead”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Trev mean?
Welsh: short form of Trevor, from Welsh Trefor
“large homestead”
Short form of Trevor, from the Welsh place name Trefor, from tref 'settlement' and mawr 'great'.
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Is Trev a girl's or a boy's name?
Trev is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Trev in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 467% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Trev, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Trev in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
Names like Trev
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhruv, Shiv, Dev, Aarav, Krishiv, Veer, Pransh, Vansh, Harshiv, Ansh, Pranav, Aadhav
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Trev: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trev, updated 20 October 2026.