Alvan vs Alvin

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

Name A

Alvan

Boy name

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Name B

Alvin

Boy name · Rank #791

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Metric Alvan Alvin
Current Rank Unranked #791
Total Births (all years) 1,101 161,108
Peak Year 1927 1927
Peak Year Births 53 2,883
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alvan Alvin
1880ss 5 1,256
1890ss — 1,667
1900ss 5 2,484
1910ss 162 15,499
1920ss 300 26,872
1930ss 186 21,484
1940ss 158 20,719
1950ss 101 23,087
1960ss 49 14,509
1970ss 46 8,677
1980ss 27 7,476
1990ss 13 5,908
2000ss 44 5,235
2010ss 5 4,528
2020ss — 1,707

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alvan Alvin
2014 — 461
2015 — 455
2016 5 469
2017 — 438
2018 — 390
2019 — 399
2020 — 377
2021 — 325
2022 — 352
2023 — 337
2024 — 316

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.

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