Rising since 2022, #12,008 for boys today.
Popularity of Trevell since 1974
Babies named Trevell per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 39 |
| 1980s | 74 |
| 1990s | 228 |
| 2000s | 191 |
| 2010s | 107 |
| 2020s | 28 |
Meaning & origin
Trevell is a modern American name that first appeared on the baby name landscape in 1974, a time when creative coinages and respellings were gaining popularity. It reached its highest recorded usage in 1993, when it ranked 12,008 and occurred at a rate of approximately 1 in 341,615 births. After declining for many years, the name has been rising again in popularity since 2022. Despite this recent uptick, it remains extremely rare and has never been recorded in any U.S. state's top names lists. Trevell is a distinctive choice for parents seeking a name that feels contemporary yet uncommon, with a sound that suggests strength and modernity.
Trevell is a modern coinage that first appeared in U.S. birth records beginning in 1974. It may have been formed by combining a fashionable prefix (e.g., Tre-) with a popular suffix (-ell), or it could be a respelling of the surname Trevelyan, which itself derives from a Cornish place name. The name has never achieved widespread use, with its peak rank of 12,008 in 1993 reflecting only a small number of births per year.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tre
Variants: Trevel
Sibling names for Trevell
Names that share Trevell's style, for a brother or sister.
