Trevis
A modernized spelling variation of the masculine name Travis, an English surname derived from the French lieu traverser meaning "to cross over".
Name Census estimates that about 1,688 living Americans carry the first name Trevis. It is a predominantly male name (99.4% of registrations). The average person named Trevis today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Trevis births was 1979 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Trevis. 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
1.7K
~ 1 in 203,054 Americans
Peak year
1979
63 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,276
Tracked since 1940
Census
Trevis in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,409 people with the first name Trevis, which placed it at #9,736 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
#9,736
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,409 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
49.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Trevis
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trevis is Black at 49.5%. The next largest groups are White (42.0%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). 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 Trevis 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 Trevis at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American49.5% · 697
- White42.0% · 592
- Two or more races3.5% · 50
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 33
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 18
Gender
Gender distribution for Trevis
Out of the 1,788 babies given the name Trevis since 1880, 99.4% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Trevis as a male name
- Ranked #12,180 in 2024
- 6 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1979 (63 births)
Trevis as a female name
- Ranked #9,276 in 1970
- 5 female births in 1970
- Peak: 1956 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Trevis leans strongly male. 1,343 people counted with this name were male (95.2%), compared with 67 female bearers (4.8%).
Popularity
Trevis: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Trevis from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 530 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trevis 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 Trevis during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Trevis' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Trevis, while Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Trevis
The given name Trevis is believed to have originated from the Old English name Trévis, which itself is derived from the Old French name Treviz. The name Treviz is thought to have been a locative surname, referring to someone from the town of Trévis or Tréveiz in Normandy, France.
The earliest recorded use of the name Trevis can be traced back to the late 12th century, when it appears in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire, England, in the year 1199. These rolls were financial records kept by the English Exchequer, and the name Trevis is listed as a personal name.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Trevis was Sir Trevis de Beaumont, a Norman knight who fought in the Third Crusade (1189-1192) under King Richard I of England. He is mentioned in several contemporary chronicles and accounts of the Crusades.
Another notable figure was Trevis Lyte, an English botanist and herbalist who lived in the 16th century (c. 1505-1588). He is best known for his work "A Niewe Herball" published in 1578, which was one of the earliest printed herbals in English.
In the 17th century, Trevis Bolle (1619-1675) was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament who served as Recorder of Ipswich and was involved in the prosecution of the Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins.
During the 18th century, Trevis Peregrine (1731-1803) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy and participated in several notable battles during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars.
In the 19th century, Trevis Wallington (1842-1913) was a British painter and illustrator, known for his landscape paintings and illustrations for books and magazines.
While the name Trevis has been used throughout history, it has remained relatively uncommon compared to more popular names. However, it has managed to maintain a presence in various parts of the world, particularly in English-speaking countries, as a unique and distinctive given name.
People
Trevis + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Trevis 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
Trevis: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trevis?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,688 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Trevis 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 203,054 US residents.
Is Trevis a common name?
We classify Trevis as "Rare". It ranks above 93% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,788 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Trevis most popular?
The single biggest year for Trevis was 1979, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Trevis is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Trevis in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,409 people with the name Trevis, or 0.47 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,736 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 Trevis 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 Trevis?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Trevis leans strongly male. 1,343 people counted with this name were male (95.2%), compared with 67 female bearers (4.8%). 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 Trevis?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trevis is Black at 49.5%. The next largest groups are White (42.0%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). 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 Trevis most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Trevis in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.5% (697 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 Trevis in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Trevis a male name?
Yes, 99.4% of people registered as Trevis 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 Trevis still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Trevis 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 Trevis 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 share the name Trevis?
Want to know how many people share the name Trevis? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.