Recorded 1894–1967 Girls' name Peak 1918 168 births

Alveda — girls' name

168 babies named Alveda in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s61910s491920s431930s221940s111950s201960s12
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Alveda was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

12 babies were named Alveda in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alveda

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Alveda between 1894 and 1967, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alveda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alveda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alveda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alveda 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 168 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.

Alveda at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

168

Since 1894

74 years of records

Peak year

1918

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1894

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1967

Alveda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1894

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1918)
12
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
468101214 1967195019351927192019151894 5

Alveda by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
49 births that decade — 29% of Alveda's all-time total
1890s51900s61910s491920s431930s221940s111950s201960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alveda?
168 babies have been named Alveda since 1894. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1918 with 12 births.
When was Alveda most popular?
Alveda was most popular in the 1910s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Alveda been used?
Alveda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 74 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Alveda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alvina, Alva, Alvera, Alverta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1894–1967 (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.