Recorded 1916–1940 Boys' name Peak 1920 29 births

Alvoid — boys' name

29 babies named Alvoid in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

29 boys have been named Alvoid since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1940.

29
total births
1916–1940
years on record
1920s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Alvoid was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Alvoid in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alvoid

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Alvoid between 1916 and 1940, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alvoid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvoid performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alvoid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvoid 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 29 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.

Alvoid at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

29

Since 1916

25 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1916

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1940

Alvoid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1916

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Alvoid by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 59% of Alvoid's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvoid?
29 babies have been named Alvoid since 1916. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Alvoid most popular?
Alvoid was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Alvoid been used?
Alvoid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 25 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Alvoid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alvin, Alvaro, Alva, Alvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1940 (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.