Recorded 1928–1992 Girls' name Peak 1973 275 births

Alvita — girls' name

275 babies named Alvita in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s641960s441970s831980s611990s18
1970s
Peak decade

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

1973
Single peak year

13 babies were named Alvita in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alvita

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Alvita between 1928 and 1992, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alvita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alvita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alvita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvita 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 275 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.

Alvita at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

275

Since 1928

65 years of records

Peak year

1973

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1928

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1992

Alvita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1928

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1973)
13
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
468101214 19921985198019741969196019551928 5

Alvita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
83 births that decade — 30% of Alvita's all-time total
1920s51950s641960s441970s831980s611990s18

Alvita by state

Where Alvita concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alvita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
5 1.8%
Virginia share of Alvita's total US births 1.8%

5 of 275 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvita?
275 babies have been named Alvita since 1928. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1973 with 13 births.
When was Alvita most popular?
Alvita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Alvita most popular?
The top states for the name Alvita are Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Alvita been used?
Alvita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 65 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Alvita?
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, 1928–1992 (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.