Total births
55
Unisex name · since 1915
Alvern
Alvern has 55 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 55
- total births
- 1915–1935
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Alvern is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 55 have been recorded since 1915.
Alvern has 55 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1935.
- 55 total births
- 1915–1935 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
55 boys have been named Alvern since 1915, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1935.
- 55
- total births
- 1915–1935
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Alvern was born in this single decade.
1934
Single peak year
8 babies were named Alvern in 1934 - its busiest year on record.
Alvern's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alvern splits its recorded history at 1927: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1934 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alvern at a glance
Last recorded 1935Peak year
1934
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Alvern popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1935
- Peak year (1934)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Alvern popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1913 (Alvern as girls' name)
Alvern by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Alvern's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Alvern births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 27 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alvern? ▼
Alvern has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1935. 8 babies were born in 1934, its single highest year.
When was Alvern most popular? ▼
Alvern was most popular in the 1930s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Is Alvern a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Alvern is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 55 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Alvern been used? ▼
Records for Alvern go back to 1915, giving 21 years of history through 1935.
What names are similar to Alvern? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Alvern
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alvern: Baby Name Since 1915 - 55 Births, Peak 1934." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alvern. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Alvern 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 June 2026.