Girls' name · since 1891
Alverna
991 babies named Alverna in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 991
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
991 girls have been named Alverna since 1891, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alverna has 991 recorded births among girls since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1891 to 1970.
- #7,561 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 991 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alverna ranks #7,561 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 991 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 991
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alverna's 991 recorded births place it above 89.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Alverna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alverna's full recorded timeline at 1930, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alverna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1970
- Peak year (1926)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Alverna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (326 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Alverna's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Alverna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 50
1900s
50 births
- 1910s
1910s
213 births
- 1920s
1920s
326 births
- 1930s
1930s
192 births
- 1940s 109
1940s
109 births
- 1950s 50
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 326 births (33% of all-time use).
How Alverna 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 Alverna's total volume
Alverna by state
Where Alverna concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 91 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
91 of 991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Alverna's data
- Alverna's decade-level peak was the 1920s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Alvernas (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alverna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
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, 1891–1970 (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 Alverna 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.