Girls' name · since 1880
Alverta
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.
- #4,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,441
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,441 girls have been named Alverta since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alverta recorded 2,441 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1977.
- #4,113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,441 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alverta ranks #4,113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,441 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,441
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alverta's 2,441 recorded births place it above 94.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Alverta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alverta's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alverta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1977
- Peak year (1918)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Alverta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (669 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Alverta's strongest decade.
669 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alverta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 56
1880s
56 births
- 1890s 108
1890s
108 births
- 1900s 256
1900s
256 births
- 1910s
1910s
627 births
- 1920s
1920s
669 births
- 1930s
1930s
353 births
- 1940s 195
1940s
195 births
- 1950s 131
1950s
131 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 669 births (27% of all-time use).
How Alverta 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 Alverta's total volume
Alverta by state
Where Alverta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| 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% |
590 of 2,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Alverta appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alverta's data
- Alverta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (669 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Alvertas (590 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 Alverta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1880–1977 (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 Alverta 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.