Recorded 1880–1977 Girls' name Peak 1918 2,441 births

Alverta — girls' name

2,441 babies named Alverta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Alverta was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

103 babies were named Alverta in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alverta

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,441 babies named Alverta between 1880 and 1977, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alverta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alverta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 669 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Alverta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 590 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Alverta in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alverta 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 2,441 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.

Alverta at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

2,441

Since 1880

98 years of records

Peak year

1918

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1880

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 1977

Alverta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1880

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1918)
103
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
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Alverta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
669 births that decade — 27% of Alverta's all-time total
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Alverta by state

Where Alverta concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alverta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
590 24.2%
#2 Maryland
256 10.5%
#3 Virginia
62 2.5%
#4 North Carolina
41 1.7%
#5 Ohio
21 0.9%
#6 West Virginia
16 0.7%
#7 Missouri
7 0.3%
#8 Michigan
5 0.2%
Pennsylvania share of Alverta's total US births 24.2%
Even split

590 of 2,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Alverta appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alverta?
2,441 babies have been named Alverta since 1880. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1918 with 103 births.
When was Alverta most popular?
Alverta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 669 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Alverta most popular?
The top states for the name Alverta are Pennsylvania (590 births), Maryland (256 births), Virginia (62 births).
How long has the name Alverta been used?
Alverta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 98 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Alverta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alvina, Alva, Alvera, Alvena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–1977 (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.