Recorded 1959–1981 Girls' name Peak 1971 22 births

Alvinia — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

22 girls have been named Alvinia since 1959, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1981.

22
total births
1959–1981
years on record
1970s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Alvinia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alvinia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alvinia

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Alvinia between 1959 and 1981, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alvinia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvinia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alvinia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvinia 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 22 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.

Alvinia at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

22

Since 1959

23 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1959

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1981

Alvinia popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Alvinia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 55% of Alvinia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvinia?
22 babies have been named Alvinia since 1959. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
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?
Alvinia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 23 years of data through 1981.
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.

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, 1959–1981 (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.