Girls' name · since 1959

Alvinia

22 babies named Alvinia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#44,502 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1959
1970s
peak decade

Alvinia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1959.

Alvinia has 22 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1981.

  • #44,502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 22 born since 1959
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alvinia ranks #44,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.

#44,502 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1959
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alvinia's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alvinia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Alvinia's full recorded timeline at 1977, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Alvinia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 1959197119771981 5

Alvinia by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).

1970s was Alvinia's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Alvinia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvinia?
Alvinia has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1959, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #44,502 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 6 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
Where does Alvinia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alvinia ranks #44,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alvinia most popular?
Alvinia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Alvinia been used?
The SSA has tracked Alvinia since 1959 -- 23 years through the most recent 1981 data.
What names are similar to Alvinia?
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.

What to do with Alvinia's data

  • Alvinia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alvinia

Nearby Names Like Alvinia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alvinia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alvinia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1959–1981 (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 Alvinia 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.