Recorded 1915–1935 Unisex name Peak 1934 55 births

Alvern — boys' name

55 babies named Alvern in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s161930s27
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.

What the Data Says About Alvern

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Alvern between 1915 and 1935, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alvern currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Alvern is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 1913.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvern performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alvern shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvern 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 55 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.

Alvern at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

55

Since 1915

21 years of records

Peak year

1934

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1915

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1935

Alvern popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1915

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1934)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 193519341933193019271925192119181915 6

Alvern popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1913 (Alvern as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 1943193119201913 5

Alvern by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
27 births that decade — 49% of Alvern's all-time total
1910s121920s161930s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvern?
55 babies have been named Alvern since 1915. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1934 with 8 births.
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?
Alvern has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 21 years of data 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.

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, 1915–1935 (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.