Recorded 1918–1925 Boys' name Peak 1920 24 births

Alve — boys' name

24 babies named Alve in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s18

The verdict

24 boys have been named Alve since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.

24
total births
1918–1925
years on record
1920s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Alve was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Alve in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alve

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Alve between 1918 and 1925, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alve currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alve performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alve shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alve in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alve at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

24

Since 1918

8 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1918

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1925

Alve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1918

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Alve by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 75% of Alve's all-time total
1910s61920s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alve?
24 babies have been named Alve since 1918. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Alve most popular?
Alve was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Alve been used?
Alve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 8 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Alve?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alvin, Alvaro, Alva, Alvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.