Recorded 1882–1899 Girls' name Peak 1882 18 births

Alwina — girls' name

18 babies named Alwina in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1882. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s121890s6
1880s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Alwina was born in this single decade.

1882
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alwina in 1882 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alwina

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Alwina between 1882 and 1899, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alwina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1899. The name reached its historical peak in 1882, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alwina performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alwina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alwina 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 18 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.

Alwina at a glance

Last recorded 1899

Total births

18

Since 1882

18 years of records

Peak year

1882

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1899

Active since

1882

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1899

Alwina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1882

Last recorded 1899
Peak year (1882)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
6 189918861882 6

Alwina by decade

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

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
12 births that decade — 67% of Alwina's all-time total
1880s121890s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alwina?
18 babies have been named Alwina since 1882. It was last recorded in 1899. The peak year was 1882 with 6 births.
When was Alwina most popular?
Alwina was most popular in the 1880s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1882.
How long has the name Alwina been used?
Alwina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 18 years of data through 1899.
What names are similar to Alwina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alwilda, Alwine, Alwyn, Alwillie, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1882–1899 (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.