Alvin vs Alva

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

Name A

Alvin

Boy name · Rank #791

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Name B

Alva

Boy name · Rank #8988

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Metric Alvin Alva
Current Rank #791 #8988
Total Births (all years) 161,414 11,269
Peak Year 1927 1917
Peak Year Births 2,883 317
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alvin Alva
1880s 1,256 663
1890s 1,667 689
1900s 2,484 575
1910s 15,499 1,978
1920s 26,872 2,551
1930s 21,484 1,681
1940s 20,719 1,216
1950s 23,087 717
1960s 14,509 479
1970s 8,677 292
1980s 7,474 158
1990s 5,908 104
2000s 5,240 52
2010s 4,535 65
2020s 2,003 49

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alvin Alva
2014 462 6
2015 455 6
2016 471 11
2017 439 13
2018 390 10
2019 399 5
2020 377 10
2021 325 5
2022 352 10
2023 337 10
2024 318 8
2025 294 6

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, 1880–2025.

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