Alvan vs Alva

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

Name A

Alvan

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Alva

Boy name · Rank #8948

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Alvan Alva
Current Rank Unranked #8948
Total Births (all years) 1,101 11,263
Peak Year 1927 1917
Peak Year Births 53 317
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alvan Alva
1880ss 5 663
1890ss — 689
1900ss 5 575
1910ss 162 1,978
1920ss 300 2,551
1930ss 186 1,681
1940ss 158 1,216
1950ss 101 717
1960ss 49 479
1970ss 46 292
1980ss 27 158
1990ss 13 104
2000ss 44 52
2010ss 5 65
2020ss — 43

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alvan Alva
2014 — 6
2015 — 6
2016 5 11
2017 — 13
2018 — 10
2019 — 5
2020 — 10
2021 — 5
2022 — 10
2023 — 10
2024 — 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, 1883–2016.

← Compare different names