Treavor
A masculine name of English origin meaning "the cultivator of land".
Name Census estimates that about 712 living Americans carry the first name Treavor. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Treavor today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Treavor births was 1992 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Treavor. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
712
~ 1 in 481,397 Americans
Peak year
1992
39 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2014 SSA rank
#13,891
Tracked since 1966
Census
Treavor in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 628 people with the first name Treavor, which placed it at #17,522 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,522
National first-name rank
People counted
628
628 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Treavor
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Treavor is White at 77.9%. The next largest groups are Black (11.6%) and Two or More Races (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Treavor described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Treavor at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.9% · 489
- Black or African American11.6% · 73
- Two or more races6.1% · 38
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 6
Popularity
Treavor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Treavor from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 294 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Treavor by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Treavor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Treavors live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Treavor, while Michigan, Illinois, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Treavor
The name Treavor is derived from the Old English name Trevor, which means "homestead among trees" or "revered worker." It is a combination of the Old English words "trev" meaning homestead or village, and "ræf" meaning wise or revered.
The earliest recorded use of the name Trevor dates back to the 12th century in Britain. It was a popular name among the Anglo-Saxons and later spread to other parts of Europe, particularly in Wales and Ireland.
One of the earliest recorded figures with the name Trevor was Sir Trevor de Blanckney, a Norman knight who lived in the 12th century. He was known for his military exploits during the Norman Conquest of England.
In the 13th century, a Welsh prince named Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, also known as Llywelyn the Great, had a son named Trevor. This helped to establish the name's popularity in Wales.
Another notable historical figure with the name Treavor was Sir Trevor Hill, an English naval officer and explorer who lived in the 16th century. He was part of Sir Francis Drake's famous circumnavigation of the globe and played a key role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
In the 17th century, Trevor Hanmer was a Welsh judge and politician who served as the Speaker of the House of Commons in England from 1677 to 1679.
During the 18th century, Trevor Whiting was an English clergyman and author who wrote several religious works and served as a chaplain to King George III.
In the 19th century, Trevor Pemberton was a British Army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a prominent figure in the colonization of Australia.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Treavor or its variants, highlighting the name's rich heritage and origins.
People
Treavor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Treavor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Treavor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Treavor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 712 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Treavor going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 481,397 US residents.
Is Treavor a common name?
We classify Treavor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 740 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Treavor most popular?
The single biggest year for Treavor was 1992, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Treavor is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Treavor in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 628 people with the name Treavor, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,522 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Treavor in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Treavor?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Treavor leans strongly male. 616 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 9 female bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Treavor?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Treavor is White at 77.9%. The next largest groups are Black (11.6%) and Two or More Races (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Treavor most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Treavor in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.9% (489 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Treavor in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Treavor a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Treavor in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Treavor still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Treavor in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Treavor can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Treavor as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Treavor, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.