Unisex name · since 1880
Alvie
4,094 babies named Alvie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,044 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,019 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,094
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alvie currently ranks #12019 among unisex names in America, with 4,094 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Alvie recorded 4,094 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #12019 nationally today, ahead of 14% of boys, 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 2025.
- #2,044 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,019 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,094 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alvie ranks #2,044 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,019 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,094 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,044 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,019 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,094
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alvie's 4,094 recorded births place it above 95.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alvie compares
4,094 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alvie's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alvie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,094 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alvie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alvie splits its recorded history at 1946: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 106 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alvie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Alvie popularity over time - girls
631 total births recorded since 1888 (Alvie as girls' name)
Alvie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (924 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Alvie's strongest decade.
924 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Alvie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 88
1880s
88 births
- 1890s 101
1890s
101 births
- 1900s 155
1900s
155 births
- 1910s
1910s
558 births
- 1920s
1920s
924 births
- 1930s
1930s
678 births
- 1940s
1940s
564 births
- 1950s 367
1950s
367 births
- 1960s 253
1960s
253 births
- 1970s 159
1970s
159 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 924 births (23% of all-time use).
How Alvie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alvie's total volume
Alvie by state
Where Alvie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 412 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 234 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 202 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 165 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 97 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 86 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 67 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 64 | 1.6% |
412 of 4,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Alvie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alvie's data
- Alvie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (924 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alvies (412 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alvie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Alvie 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.