Alvar vs Alvin

Side-by-side comparison of Alvar and Alvin — 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

Alvin

Boy name · Rank #791

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Metric Alvar Alvin
Current Rank Unranked #791
Total Births (all years) 92 161,108
Peak Year 1917 1927
Peak Year Births 15 2,883
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alvar Alvin
1880ss — 1,256
1890ss — 1,667
1900ss — 2,484
1910ss 55 15,499
1920ss 26 26,872
1930ss — 21,484
1940ss — 20,719
1950ss — 23,087
1960ss — 14,509
1970ss — 8,677
1980ss — 7,476
1990ss — 5,908
2000ss — 5,235
2010ss 11 4,528
2020ss — 1,707

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alvar Alvin
2014 5 461
2015 6 455
2016 — 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, 1914–2015.

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