Alvina

#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · Last seen for boys in 1925 at #4,197
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1883 · 57 births
Debut · girls
28 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,502
since 1880

Alvina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alvina has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #236, 1883girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,11619—
2024#5,96220—
2023#6,40918—
2022#5,98420—
2021#9,56210—
2020#5,31423—
2019#5,61222—
2018#4,07635—
2017#6,28719—
2016#4,63230—
2015#5,12726—
2014#5,31025—
2013#6,01721—
2012#7,45616—
2011#7,78315—
2010#7,21717—
2009#8,05815—
2008#6,13022—
2007#6,81219—
2006#5,90622—
2005#7,89114—
2004#5,20824—
2003#6,05519—
2002#6,12918—
2001#5,00923—
2000#5,15122—
1999#5,21920—
1998#4,49224—
1997#5,62617—
1996#4,18425—
1995#4,09925—
1994#3,89227—
1993#4,25724—
1992#3,50331—
1991#3,63329—
1990#3,02237—
1989#2,98636—
1988#3,48327—
1987#3,62424—
1986#3,36026—
1985#3,98320—
1984#2,29942—
1983#3,15126—
1982#2,83032—
1981#2,98629—
1980#2,06950—
1979#2,62134—
1978#2,26940—
1977#2,02647—
1976#2,25537—
1975#1,96345—
1974#2,29034—
1973#1,83246—
1972#2,13536—
1971#1,70953—
1970#1,82848—
1969#1,78447—
1968#2,48225—
1967#2,01234—
1966#1,73642—
1965#2,46424—
1964#2,07133—
1963#1,86739—
1962#2,60522—
1961#1,74243—
1960#1,63747—
1959#1,51651—
1958#1,93932—
1957#1,37659—
1956#1,47052—
1955#1,46348—
1954#1,27860—
1953#1,50342—
1952#1,21661—
1951#1,17763—
1950#1,22457—
1949#1,21056—
1948#1,22355—
1947#1,17059—
1946#1,05864—
1945#1,04855—
1944#1,01759—
1943#90274—
1942#1,02458—
1941#89467—
1940#85969—
1939#84868—
1938#78680—
1937#677101—
1936#72883—
1935#67996—
1934#653105—
1933#70385—
1932#656104—
1931#613117—
1930#579140—
1929#571143—
1928#594141—
1927#575153—
1926#554163—
1925#519185#4,1975
1924#475214—
1923#476210—
1922#449231—
1921#437244—
1920#418252—
1919#409249—
1918#397272—
1917#368293—
1916#367283—
1915#366268—
1914#381194—
1913#405147—
1912#378147—
1911#374117—
1910#385105—
1909#364100—
1908#339109—
1907#38585—
1906#34989—
1905#34298—
1904#327100—
1903#299109—
1902#34186—
1901#32885—
1900#306115—
1899#289103—
1898#275123—
1897#28698—
1896#267114—
1895#29893—
1894#28198—
1893#28089—
1892#28887—
1891#24796—
1890#28080—
1889#26280—
1888#27770—
1887#25966—
1886#30546—
1885#27551—
1884#26853—
1883#23657—
1882#23853—
1881#29029—
1880#29428—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Alvina was already there! It came in at #294, and was given to 28 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2021, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.

Where Alvina is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedIDMontana: #183 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #100 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 358 girlsNDMinnesota: #129 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 694 girlsMNIllinois: #309 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,288 girlsILWisconsin: #160 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 904 girlsWIMichigan: #322 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,432 girlsMINew York: #569 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,108 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #140 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 617 girlsSDIowa: #204 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsIAIndiana: #347 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,782 girlsINOhio: #283 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsOHPennsylvania: #597 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,245 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #332 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,814 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedCONebraska: #188 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsNEMissouri: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,110 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedNMKansas: #369 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,309 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedHITexas: #612 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,182 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Alvina, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#100 · 1 in 358
  2. Minnesota#129 · 1 in 694
  3. South Dakota#140 · 1 in 617
  4. Wisconsin#160 · 1 in 904
  5. Montana#183 · 1 in 1,009

Best ever in a state: #66 in South Dakota, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#100211 in 358
Minnesota#129331 in 694
South Dakota#140111 in 617
Wisconsin#160271 in 904
Montana#18351 in 1,009
Nebraska#188121 in 1,055
Iowa#204171 in 1,309
Ohio#283181 in 3,073
Illinois#309181 in 3,288
Michigan#322111 in 3,432
California#332101 in 2,814
Indiana#34771 in 3,782
Kansas#36951 in 3,309
Missouri#44761 in 5,110
New York#56971 in 14,108
Pennsylvania#59761 in 16,245
Texas#612111 in 5,182
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Alvina
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 154 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #6,116)
  • 802 spots since 2020 (#5,314 → #6,116)
  • 989 spots since 2015 (#5,127 → #6,116)
  • Biggest jump: 122 spots in 1943 (#1,024 → #902)
  • Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1942 (#894 → #1,024)
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1883 at #236 (57 births)
  • Births halved by 1962, 79 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 63 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1880–1941
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,932
  • Highest: 1 in 1,932 girls born in 1891 were named Alvina (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #236 in 1883, was only 1 in 1,971 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 19.8% of all girls named Alvina (2,075) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s533#236 (1883)#270
1890s981#247 (1891)#279
1900s976#299 (1903)#338
1910s2,075#366 (1915)#383
1920s1,936#418 (1920)#507
1930s979#579 (1930)#692
1940s616#859 (1940)#1,041
1950s525#1,177 (1951)#1,416
1960s356#1,637 (1960)#2,040
1970s420#1,709 (1971)#2,093
1980s312#2,069 (1980)#3,077
1990s259#3,022 (1990)#4,193
2000s198#5,009 (2001)#6,235
2010s226#4,076 (2018)#5,952
2020s110#5,314 (2020)#6,558

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alvina in 1920

girls
#418
252 births · 1 in 4,755 girls

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #418Alvina252
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 4,755 of them was named Alvina, which outranked 92.8% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alvina
  1. #415Kate255
  2. #416Margarita254
  3. #416Mozelle254
  4. #418Alvina252
  5. #418Hallie252
  6. #418Isabella252
  7. #421Nona251
  8. #422Garnet250
  9. #423Isabell249

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →