Recorded 1912–1927 Girls' name Peak 1916 123 births

Alvilda — girls' name

123 babies named Alvilda in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s691920s54
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Alvilda was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

12 babies were named Alvilda in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alvilda

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Alvilda between 1912 and 1927, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alvilda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvilda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alvilda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alvilda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvilda 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 123 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.

Alvilda at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

123

Since 1912

16 years of records

Peak year

1916

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1912

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1927

Alvilda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1912

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1916)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 19271924192219201918191619141912 7

Alvilda by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
69 births that decade — 56% of Alvilda's all-time total
1910s691920s54

Alvilda by state

Where Alvilda concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alvilda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 6.5%
Texas share of Alvilda's total US births 6.5%

8 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvilda?
123 babies have been named Alvilda since 1912. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1916 with 12 births.
When was Alvilda most popular?
Alvilda was most popular in the 1910s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Alvilda most popular?
The top states for the name Alvilda are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Alvilda been used?
Alvilda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 16 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Alvilda?
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, 1912–1927 (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.