Recorded 1915–1990 Boys' name Peak 1948 490 births

Alvester — boys' name

490 babies named Alvester in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s621930s721940s1051950s1081960s601970s321980s161990s5
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Alvester was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

16 babies were named Alvester in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alvester

The Social Security Administration has registered 490 babies named Alvester between 1915 and 1990, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alvester currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvester performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Alvester shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alvester in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvester 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 490 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.

Alvester at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

490

Since 1915

76 years of records

Peak year

1948

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1915

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1990

Alvester popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1915

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1948)
16
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Alvester by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
108 births that decade — 22% of Alvester's all-time total
1910s301920s621930s721940s1051950s1081960s601970s321980s161990s5

Alvester by state

Where Alvester concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alvester
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
23 4.7%
North Carolina share of Alvester's total US births 4.7%

23 of 490 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvester?
490 babies have been named Alvester since 1915. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1948 with 16 births.
When was Alvester most popular?
Alvester was most popular in the 1950s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Alvester most popular?
The top states for the name Alvester are North Carolina (23 births).
How long has the name Alvester been used?
Alvester has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 76 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Alvester?
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, 1915–1990 (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.