Recorded 1880–1967 Unisex name Peak 1924 441 births

Alvia — boys' name

441 babies named Alvia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s171890s51910s931920s1331930s811940s571950s451960s10
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Alvia was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

18 babies were named Alvia in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alvia

The Social Security Administration has registered 441 babies named Alvia between 1880 and 1967, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alvia currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Alvia is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 393 additional births since 1896.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alvia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvia 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 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.

Alvia at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

441

Since 1880

88 years of records

Peak year

1924

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1880

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 1967

Alvia popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1880

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1924)
18
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
05101520 196719521944193719301924191819121880 5

Alvia popularity over time — girls

393 total births recorded since 1896 (Alvia as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 393 births
468101214 202219681957194719351928191819091896 7

Alvia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
133 births that decade — 30% of Alvia's all-time total
1880s171890s51910s931920s1331930s811940s571950s451960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvia?
441 babies have been named Alvia since 1880. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1924 with 18 births.
When was Alvia most popular?
Alvia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Is Alvia a unisex name?
Yes, Alvia is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 441 births, and as a girl's name it has 393 births.
How long has the name Alvia been used?
Alvia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 88 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Alvia?
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, 1880–1967 (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.