Boys' name · since 1932
Alvarez
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 48 babies named Alvarez, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
48 boys have been named Alvarez since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alvarez has 48 recorded births among boys since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1993.
- #22,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 48 born since 1932
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alvarez ranks #22,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1932, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
Alvarez's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alvarez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alvarez's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alvarez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1993
- Peak year (1981)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Alvarez by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Alvarez's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Alvarez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Alvarez's decade-level peak was the 1970s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alvarez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1932–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alvarez draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.