Recorded 1932–2019 Boys' name Peak 1932 33 births

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.

1930s72000s162010s10

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
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Alvyn was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

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 2019

Total births

33

Since 1932

88 years of records

Peak year

1932

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1932

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2019

Alvyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1932

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1932)
7
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201920102009200520041932 7

Alvyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 48% of Alvyn's all-time total
1930s72000s162010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alvyn?
33 babies have been named Alvyn since 1932. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1932 with 7 births.
When was Alvyn most popular?
Alvyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Alvyn been used?
Alvyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 88 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Alvyn?
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, 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.