Alvin
Old English Ælfwine, “elf friend.”
1927peak year
No. 66best rank (1927)
162,512babies since 1880
No. 838rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Alvin appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 39 different years between 1897 and 1938. Its biggest year was 1927, when 2,883 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 66 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 838 for boys. All told, 162,512 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Alvan (1,101) (total births since 1880)
Explore Alvin interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,256 | No. 106 |
| 1890s | 1,667 | No. 97 |
| 1900s | 2,484 | No. 82 |
| 1910s | 15,499 | No. 76 |
| 1920s | 26,872 | No. 66 |
| 1930s | 21,484 | No. 79 |
| 1940s | 20,719 | No. 106 |
| 1950s | 23,087 | No. 121 |
| 1960s | 14,509 | No. 166 |
| 1970s | 8,677 | No. 223 |
| 1980s | 7,474 | No. 254 |
| 1990s | 5,908 | No. 331 |
| 2000s | 5,240 | No. 436 |
| 2010s | 4,535 | No. 521 |
| 2020s | 2,003 | No. 681 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.