Alvah vs Alva

Side-by-side comparison of Alvah and Alva — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alvah

Boy name · Rank #12304

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Name B

Alva

Boy name · Rank #8948

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Metric Alvah Alva
Current Rank #12304 #8948
Total Births (all years) 1,808 11,263
Peak Year 1916 1917
Peak Year Births 55 317
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alvah Alva
1880ss 132 663
1890ss 109 689
1900ss 64 575
1910ss 326 1,978
1920ss 369 2,551
1930ss 266 1,681
1940ss 191 1,216
1950ss 184 717
1960ss 54 479
1970ss 61 292
1980ss 29 158
1990ss — 104
2000ss — 52
2010ss 11 65
2020ss 12 43

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alvah Alva
2014 — 6
2015 5 6
2016 6 11
2017 — 13
2018 — 10
2019 — 5
2020 — 10
2021 — 5
2022 — 10
2023 7 10
2024 5 8

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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