Alvyn — boys' name
33 babies named Alvyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
33 boys have been named Alvyn since 1932, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 33
- total births
- 1932–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
48% of everyone ever named Alvyn was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Alvyn in 1932 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alvyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Alvyn between 1932 and 2019, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alvyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alvyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alvyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alvyn 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 33 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.
Alvyn at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Alvyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1932
- Peak year (1932)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2019.
33 total births across 88 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1932 with 7 births in a single year.
Alvyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 16 births that decade — 48% of Alvyn's all-time total
Alvyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Alvyn's strongest decade
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
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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, 1932–2019 (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.