Recorded 1889–1950 Boys' name Peak 1922 119 births

Alver — boys' name

119 babies named Alver in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s361920s581930s101940s51950s5
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Alver was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

11 babies were named Alver in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alver

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Alver between 1889 and 1950, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alver currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alver performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alver shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alver 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 119 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.

Alver at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

119

Since 1889

62 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1889

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1950

Alver popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1889

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4681012 1950193519261923191919151889 5

Alver popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1918 (Alver as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1918 5

Alver by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
58 births that decade — 49% of Alver's all-time total
1880s51910s361920s581930s101940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alver?
119 babies have been named Alver since 1889. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
When was Alver most popular?
Alver was most popular in the 1920s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Alver been used?
Alver has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 62 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Alver?
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, 1889–1950 (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.