Alvar vs Alva

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

Name A

Alvar

Boy name

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Name B

Alva

Boy name · Rank #8948

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Metric Alvar Alva
Current Rank Unranked #8948
Total Births (all years) 92 11,263
Peak Year 1917 1917
Peak Year Births 15 317
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alvar Alva
1880ss — 663
1890ss — 689
1900ss — 575
1910ss 55 1,978
1920ss 26 2,551
1930ss — 1,681
1940ss — 1,216
1950ss — 717
1960ss — 479
1970ss — 292
1980ss — 158
1990ss — 104
2000ss — 52
2010ss 11 65
2020ss — 43

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alvar Alva
2014 5 6
2015 6 6
2016 — 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, 1914–2015.

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