Alvin
Last seen for girls in 1994 at #10,569 · #838 for boys in 2025, 294 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1927 · 2,883 births
- Debut · boys
- 102 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 161,414since 1880
Alvin over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #838 | 294 | |
| 2024 | — | #791 | 318 | |
| 2023 | — | #765 | 337 | |
| 2022 | — | #737 | 352 | |
| 2021 | — | #770 | 325 | |
| 2020 | — | #681 | 377 | |
| 2019 | — | #663 | 399 | |
| 2018 | — | #655 | 390 | |
| 2017 | — | #603 | 439 | |
| 2016 | — | #585 | 471 | |
| 2015 | — | #601 | 455 | |
| 2014 | — | #595 | 462 | |
| 2013 | — | #569 | 458 | |
| 2012 | — | #521 | 505 | |
| 2011 | — | #548 | 464 | |
| 2010 | — | #526 | 492 | |
| 2009 | — | #560 | 471 | |
| 2008 | — | #436 | 658 | |
| 2007 | — | #505 | 522 | |
| 2006 | — | #503 | 516 | |
| 2005 | — | #483 | 516 | |
| 2004 | — | #505 | 484 | |
| 2003 | — | #510 | 477 | |
| 2002 | — | #457 | 533 | |
| 2001 | — | #447 | 541 | |
| 2000 | — | #456 | 522 | |
| 1999 | — | #443 | 520 | |
| 1998 | — | #440 | 521 | |
| 1997 | — | #424 | 541 | |
| 1996 | — | #450 | 499 | |
| 1995 | — | #415 | 548 | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #409 | 556 |
| 1993 | — | #364 | 648 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #369 | 633 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #350 | 693 |
| 1990 | — | #331 | 749 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #297 | 823 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #317 | 688 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #294 | 729 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #301 | 676 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #291 | 705 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #295 | 690 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #289 | 706 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #270 | 783 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #270 | 806 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #254 | 868 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #259 | 815 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #252 | 800 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #259 | 762 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #257 | 766 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #240 | 856 |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | #247 | 811 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #241 | 870 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #243 | 881 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #230 | 1,029 |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 | #223 | 1,087 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #221 | 1,060 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #209 | 1,112 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #193 | 1,225 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #196 | 1,239 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #190 | 1,328 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #195 | 1,459 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #197 | 1,503 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #177 | 1,711 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #168 | 1,877 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #166 | 1,995 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #153 | 2,261 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 | #154 | 2,180 |
| 1957 | #2,121 | 27 | #144 | 2,388 |
| 1956 | #2,826 | 17 | #134 | 2,431 |
| 1955 | #2,635 | 18 | #134 | 2,360 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 | #135 | 2,367 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #140 | 2,110 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #128 | 2,336 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #121 | 2,385 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #121 | 2,269 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #128 | 2,158 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #124 | 2,270 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #129 | 2,215 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #126 | 2,047 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #120 | 1,861 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #115 | 1,967 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #113 | 2,203 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #115 | 2,071 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #107 | 2,016 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | #106 | 1,911 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #103 | 1,940 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #98 | 2,063 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #99 | 1,986 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #96 | 1,970 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #91 | 2,165 |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | #93 | 2,147 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #88 | 2,128 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | #87 | 2,274 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | #80 | 2,299 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | #79 | 2,512 |
| 1929 | #1,393 | 30 | #77 | 2,555 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #72 | 2,750 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | #66 | 2,883 |
| 1926 | #1,883 | 21 | #72 | 2,693 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | #70 | 2,777 |
| 1924 | #1,770 | 24 | #73 | 2,759 |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 | #73 | 2,647 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #73 | 2,599 |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | #73 | 2,686 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | #76 | 2,523 |
| 1919 | #1,745 | 22 | #76 | 2,383 |
| 1918 | #1,497 | 28 | #80 | 2,409 |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | #81 | 2,142 |
| 1916 | #1,581 | 23 | #82 | 2,093 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #81 | 2,006 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #78 | 1,532 |
| 1913 | — | #82 | 1,144 | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #86 | 929 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #89 | 460 |
| 1910 | — | #85 | 401 | |
| 1909 | — | #82 | 363 | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #89 | 307 |
| 1907 | — | #99 | 245 | |
| 1906 | — | #95 | 239 | |
| 1905 | — | #92 | 258 | |
| 1904 | — | #88 | 247 | |
| 1903 | — | #90 | 222 | |
| 1902 | — | #99 | 201 | |
| 1901 | — | #95 | 179 | |
| 1900 | — | #104 | 223 | |
| 1899 | — | #103 | 173 | |
| 1898 | — | #104 | 184 | |
| 1897 | — | #97 | 186 | |
| 1896 | — | #102 | 183 | |
| 1895 | — | #103 | 179 | |
| 1894 | — | #108 | 167 | |
| 1893 | — | #107 | 163 | |
| 1892 | — | #109 | 164 | |
| 1891 | — | #115 | 121 | |
| 1890 | — | #111 | 147 | |
| 1889 | — | #113 | 137 | |
| 1888 | — | #106 | 157 | |
| 1887 | — | #107 | 128 | |
| 1886 | — | #123 | 112 | |
| 1885 | — | #111 | 125 | |
| 1884 | — | #106 | 145 | |
| 1883 | — | #113 | 113 | |
| 1882 | — | #113 | 132 | |
| 1881 | — | #115 | 105 | |
| 1880 | — | #131 | 102 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alvin was already there! It came in at #131, and was given to 102 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 150 boys a year got the name.
Where Alvin is popular in 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#120 · 1 in 524
- Arkansas#141 · 1 in 707
- South Carolina#151 · 1 in 797
- North Carolina#153 · 1 in 929
- Mississippi#154 · 1 in 785
Best ever in a state: #19 in North Dakota, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #120 | 58 | 1 in 524 |
| Arkansas | #141 | 21 | 1 in 707 |
| South Carolina | #151 | 25 | 1 in 797 |
| North Carolina | #153 | 39 | 1 in 929 |
| Mississippi | #154 | 23 | 1 in 785 |
| South Dakota | #165 | 5 | 1 in 971 |
| District of Columbia | #170 | 9 | 1 in 851 |
| Georgia | #173 | 37 | 1 in 963 |
| Virginia | #180 | 25 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Oklahoma | #182 | 15 | 1 in 1,274 |
| Maryland | #184 | 17 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Florida | #195 | 41 | 1 in 1,151 |
| Kentucky | #222 | 14 | 1 in 1,902 |
| New York | #237 | 63 | 1 in 1,782 |
| Alabama | #241 | 15 | 1 in 1,675 |
| Connecticut | #241 | 7 | 1 in 2,265 |
| Tennessee | #244 | 15 | 1 in 1,985 |
| West Virginia | #247 | 5 | 1 in 2,643 |
| Wisconsin | #250 | 10 | 1 in 3,073 |
| Illinois | #257 | 40 | 1 in 1,960 |
| Hawaii | #258 | 5 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Indiana | #262 | 14 | 1 in 2,725 |
| Texas | #265 | 64 | 1 in 1,681 |
| New Mexico | #275 | 6 | 1 in 1,565 |
| Pennsylvania | #278 | 21 | 1 in 3,407 |
| Missouri | #288 | 11 | 1 in 3,000 |
| New Jersey | #298 | 14 | 1 in 2,892 |
| Colorado | #301 | 7 | 1 in 2,684 |
| Michigan | #302 | 19 | 1 in 3,217 |
| Ohio | #307 | 20 | 1 in 3,744 |
| California | #329 | 60 | 1 in 2,645 |
| Massachusetts | #339 | 6 | 1 in 5,341 |
| Minnesota | #355 | 5 | 1 in 5,405 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alvin
- 47 spots since 2024 (#791 → #838)
- 157 spots since 2020 (#681 → #838)
- 237 spots since 2015 (#601 → #838)
- Biggest jump: 69 spots in 2008 (#505 → #436)
- Biggest drop: 124 spots in 2009 (#436 → #560)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1927 at #66 (2,883 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 38 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1901–1938
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 391 boys born in 1927 were named Alvin (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,810 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 16.6% of all boys named Alvin (26,872) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,256 | #106 (1888) | #114 |
| 1890s | 1,667 | #97 (1897) | #106 |
| 1900s | 2,484 | #82 (1909) | #93 |
| 1910s | 15,499 | #76 (1919) | #82 |
| 1920s | 26,872 | #66 (1927) | #73 |
| 1930s | 21,484 | #79 (1930) | #91 |
| 1940s | 20,719 | #106 (1940) | #118 |
| 1950s | 23,087 | #121 (1951) | #136 |
| 1960s | 14,509 | #166 (1960) | #191 |
| 1970s | 8,677 | #223 (1970) | #245 |
| 1980s | 7,474 | #254 (1980) | #288 |
| 1990s | 5,908 | #331 (1990) | #400 |
| 2000s | 5,240 | #436 (2008) | #486 |
| 2010s | 4,535 | #521 (2012) | #587 |
| 2020s | 2,003 | #681 (2020) | #764 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alvin in 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 209,300 of them was named Alvin, which outranked 33.1% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,611Zaira8
- #6,611Zendra8
- #6,611Zoie8
- #7,296Alvin7
- #7,296Abbigail7
- #7,296Adah7
- #7,296Adama7
- #8,156Abbi6
- #8,156Abigal6
- #8,156Abigale6
Tied with 859 names at #7,296; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 2,048 of them was named Alvin, which outranked 96.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.