Recorded 1918–1925 Girls' name Peak 1923 36 births

Alvesta — girls' name

36 babies named Alvesta in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

36 girls have been named Alvesta since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.

36
total births
1918–1925
years on record
1920s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Alvesta was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alvesta in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alvesta

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Alvesta between 1918 and 1925, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alvesta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvesta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alvesta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvesta 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 36 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.

Alvesta at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

36

Since 1918

8 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1918

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1925

Alvesta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1918

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Alvesta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 72% of Alvesta's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvesta?
36 babies have been named Alvesta since 1918. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Alvesta most popular?
Alvesta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Alvesta been used?
Alvesta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 8 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Alvesta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alvina, Alva, Alvera, Alverta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–1925 (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.