Boys' name · since 1917
Alvon
165 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.
- #14,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 165
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
165 boys have been named Alvon since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alvon recorded 165 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2019.
- #14,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 165 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alvon ranks #14,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 165
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alvon's 165 recorded births place it above 68.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alvon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alvon splits its recorded history at 1969: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alvon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2019
- Peak year (1937)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Alvon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Alvon's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Alvon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Alvon's data
- Alvon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alvon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~102 yrs)
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, 1917–2019 (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 Alvon 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.