Alvis
Last seen for girls in 1971 at #8,324 · #6,446 for boys in 2025, 13 births
Given to boys 94.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1912 · 53 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,206since 1881
Alvis over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | — | #6,446 | 13 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,469 | 13 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,220 | 14 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,828 | 12 | |
| 2021 | — | #6,335 | 13 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,739 | 8 | |
| 2019 | — | #7,173 | 11 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,918 | 19 | |
| 2017 | — | #6,338 | 13 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,726 | 12 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,711 | 20 | |
| 2014 | — | #7,048 | 11 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,603 | 12 | |
| 2012 | — | #6,306 | 13 | |
| 2011 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | #9,864 | 7 | |
| 2008 | — | #6,070 | 14 | |
| 2007 | — | #9,788 | 7 | |
| 2006 | — | #7,998 | 9 | |
| 2005 | — | #8,299 | 8 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #8,643 | 7 | |
| 2002 | — | #6,088 | 11 | |
| 2001 | — | #8,339 | 7 | |
| 2000 | — | #10,349 | 5 | |
| 1999 | — | #9,912 | 5 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,159 | 12 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,288 | 11 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,878 | 12 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,537 | 13 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,020 | 15 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,327 | 13 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,636 | 16 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,058 | 20 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,860 | 19 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,521 | 13 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,360 | 23 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,216 | 14 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,824 | 16 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,577 | 18 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,709 | 17 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,811 | 31 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,726 | 33 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,379 | 20 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,718 | 31 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,904 | 26 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,559 | 33 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,832 | 25 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,311 | 17 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,721 | 26 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #1,526 | 32 |
| 1970 | — | #1,416 | 35 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,680 | 24 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,428 | 30 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,312 | 33 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,149 | 42 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,163 | 42 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1963 | — | #1,100 | 48 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,230 | 40 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,303 | 37 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,098 | 50 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,026 | 56 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #978 | 60 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #897 | 71 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #860 | 76 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #1,047 | 52 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #851 | 73 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #833 | 74 |
| 1952 | — | #968 | 54 | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #803 | 77 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #836 | 66 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #885 | 60 |
| 1948 | — | #824 | 68 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #794 | 75 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #759 | 76 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #640 | 89 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #707 | 77 |
| 1943 | — | #781 | 70 | |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #732 | 77 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #719 | 74 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #694 | 76 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #717 | 69 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #667 | 81 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #713 | 71 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #797 | 59 |
| 1935 | — | #658 | 82 | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #682 | 79 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #694 | 74 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #626 | 90 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #629 | 89 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #654 | 89 |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #683 | 81 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #708 | 80 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #659 | 93 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #678 | 87 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #715 | 82 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #638 | 101 |
| 1923 | — | #644 | 99 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #653 | 96 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #647 | 99 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #635 | 98 |
| 1919 | — | #690 | 81 | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #658 | 88 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #636 | 87 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | #671 | 78 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #576 | 97 |
| 1914 | — | #599 | 71 | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #573 | 58 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #552 | 53 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #667 | 22 |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #636 | 18 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #674 | 13 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #609 | 11 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Alvis! It came in at #706, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Alvis is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#242 · 1 in 1,639
- Kentucky#269 · 1 in 2,419
- Oklahoma#329 · 1 in 3,282
- Texas#362 · 1 in 2,711
- North Carolina#364 · 1 in 3,902
Best ever in a state: #181 in North Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #242 | 11 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Kentucky | #269 | 11 | 1 in 2,419 |
| Oklahoma | #329 | 7 | 1 in 3,282 |
| Texas | #362 | 21 | 1 in 2,711 |
| North Carolina | #364 | 9 | 1 in 3,902 |
| Virginia | #390 | 5 | 1 in 4,623 |
| Tennessee | #420 | 5 | 1 in 5,007 |
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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 Alvis
- 23 spots since 2024 (#6,469 → #6,446)
- 2,293 spots since 2020 (#8,739 → #6,446)
- 1,735 spots since 2015 (#4,711 → #6,446)
- Biggest jump: 407 spots in 1904 (#1,130 → #723)
- Biggest drop: 409 spots in 1910 (#636 → #1,045)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1912 at #552 (53 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 57 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1911–1954
- Highest: 1 in 8,112 boys born in 1912 were named Alvis (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 131,390 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 17.6% of all boys named Alvis (916) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 46 | #609 (1888) | #727 |
| 1890s | 73 | #579 (1895) | #739 |
| 1900s | 105 | #559 (1901) | #767 |
| 1910s | 645 | #552 (1912) | #667 |
| 1920s | 916 | #635 (1920) | #666 |
| 1930s | 783 | #626 (1932) | #684 |
| 1940s | 742 | #640 (1945) | #754 |
| 1950s | 659 | #803 (1951) | #910 |
| 1960s | 374 | #1,098 (1960) | #1,295 |
| 1970s | 265 | #1,416 (1970) | #1,861 |
| 1980s | 200 | #1,726 (1980) | #2,705 |
| 1990s | 129 | #3,058 (1990) | #4,961 |
| 2000s | 75 | #6,070 (2008) | #8,382 |
| 2010s | 121 | #4,711 (2015) | #6,369 |
| 2020s | 73 | #6,220 (2023) | #6,840 |
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.
Alvis in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 108,403 of them was named Alvis, which outranked 49.0% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,699Zeffie12
- #2,699Zelia12
- #2,699Zenna12
- #2,859Alvis11
- #2,859Adabelle11
- #2,859Adair11
- #2,859Aldora11
- #3,053Adelyn10
- #3,053Aldena10
- #3,053Aldonia10
Tied with 193 names at #2,859; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 12,117 of them was named Alvis, which outranked 86.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).