Recorded 1917–2012 Boys' name Peak 1937 160 births

Alvon — boys' name

160 babies named Alvon in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s351930s151950s51960s211970s131980s181990s182000s192010s6
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Alvon was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

10 babies were named Alvon in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alvon

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Alvon between 1917 and 2012, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alvon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Alvon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alvon 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 160 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.

Alvon at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

160

Since 1917

96 years of records

Peak year

1937

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1917

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2012

Alvon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1917

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1937)
10
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
4681012 20121999198519691939192719181917 5

Alvon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 22% of Alvon's all-time total
1910s101920s351930s151950s51960s211970s131980s181990s182000s192010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvon?
160 babies have been named Alvon since 1917. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1937 with 10 births.
When was Alvon most popular?
Alvon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Alvon been used?
Alvon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 96 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Alvon?
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, 1917–2012 (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.