Girls' name · since 1880

Alvena

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,606 babies named Alvena, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,450 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,953 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,606
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

Alvena currently ranks #14953 among girls' names in America, with 1,606 babies recorded since 1880.

Alvena has 1,606 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14953 as of the latest data, more common than 14% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #5,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #14,953 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,606 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alvena ranks #5,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,953 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,606 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#5,450 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#14,953 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,606
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%13.5%
Alvena vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Alvena's 1,606 recorded births place it above 92.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.

How Alvena compares

1,606 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Alvena's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alvena Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,606 376 567,345
Peak-year births 50 21 19,840

Alvena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Alvena splits its recorded history at 1927: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Alvena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
50
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0102030405060 188018931905191719291941195419672025 5

Alvena by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (374 births, 23% of the file).

1920s was Alvena's strongest decade.

374 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Alvena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 374 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Alvena compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alvena's total volume

Alvena vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -18, 9.5%-65, 3.7%-77, 4.8%-46, 6.9%-30, 5.9%-128, 10.7%-129, 4.1%-66, 2.9%-69, 4.1%-36, 6.3%-30, 7.4%-48, 4.7%-43, 6.9%-29, 6.1%-32, 4.9%Alvena-146, 3.1%Alvena
Alvena vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Alvena by state

Where Alvena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Alvena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
34 2.1%
#2 Missouri
26 1.6%
#3 Kansas
12 0.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
12 0.7%
#5 Ohio
7 0.4%
#6 Nebraska
5 0.3%
#7 Texas
5 0.3%
Illinois share of Alvena's total US births 2.1%
Even split

34 of 1,606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvena? ▼
1,606 babies have been named Alvena since 1880. All-time, it sits at #5,450 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #14,953 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1920 with 50 births.
Where does Alvena sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alvena ranks #5,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,953 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alvena most popular? ▼
Alvena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 374 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Alvena most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Alvena are Illinois (34 births), Missouri (26 births), Kansas (12 births).
How long has the name Alvena been used? ▼
Records for Alvena go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Alvena? ▼
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.

What to do with Alvena's data

  • Alvena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (374 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Illinois records the most Alvenas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alvena

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alvena

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alvena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Alvena 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.