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

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Peak · boys
1912 · 53 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,206
since 1881

Alvis over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #1,545, 1911peak #552, 1912girlsboys
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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—#6,44613
2024—#6,46913
2023—#6,22014
2022—#6,82812
2021—#6,33513
2020—#8,7398
2019—#7,17311
2018—#4,91819
2017—#6,33813
2016—#6,72612
2015—#4,71120
2014—#7,04811
2013—#6,60312
2012—#6,30613
2011—#7,50210
2010——
2009—#9,8647
2008—#6,07014
2007—#9,7887
2006—#7,9989
2005—#8,2998
2004——
2003—#8,6437
2002—#6,08811
2001—#8,3397
2000—#10,3495
1999—#9,9125
1998—#5,15912
1997—#5,28811
1996—#4,87812
1995—#4,79112
1994—#4,53713
1993—#4,02015
1992—#4,32713
1991—#3,63616
1990—#3,05820
1989—#3,44616
1988—#2,86019
1987—#3,52113
1986—#2,36023
1985—#3,21614
1984—#2,82416
1983—#2,57718
1982—#2,70917
1981—#1,81131
1980—#1,72633
1979—#2,37920
1978—#1,71831
1977—#1,90426
1976—#2,24520
1975—#1,55933
1974—#1,83225
1973—#2,31117
1972—#1,72126
1971#8,3245#1,52632
1970—#1,41635
1969—#1,68024
1968—#1,42830
1967—#1,31233
1966—#1,14942
1965—#1,16342
1964#6,7675#1,48728
1963—#1,10048
1962—#1,23040
1961—#1,30337
1960—#1,09850
1959—#1,02656
1958#6,1035#97860
1957#5,3776#89771
1956#4,8377#86076
1955#5,2086#1,04752
1954#5,1486#85173
1953#4,2268#83374
1952—#96854
1951#4,0118#80377
1950#5,3015#83666
1949#5,2445#88560
1948—#82468
1947#5,2955#79475
1946#4,9605#75976
1945#4,5565#64089
1944#4,5745#70777
1943—#78170
1942#3,1949#73277
1941#3,9546#71974
1940#3,8636#69476
1939#3,1458#71769
1938#4,3425#66781
1937#3,8006#71371
1936#2,52111#79759
1935—#65882
1934#2,56711#68279
1933#2,68810#69474
1932#2,83110#62690
1931#2,9729#62989
1930#3,0559#65489
1929#3,3948#68381
1928#4,7255#70880
1927#2,85911#65993
1926#3,5648#67887
1925#2,77812#71582
1924#2,80912#638101
1923—#64499
1922#5,0095#65396
1921#3,4009#64799
1920#3,3409#63598
1919—#69081
1918#3,8697#65888
1917#3,0929#63687
1916#2,24614#67178
1915#3,1348#57697
1914—#59971
1913#2,3318#57358
1912#2,9795#55253
1911#1,54510#66722
1910—#1,04510
1909—#63618
1908—#71214
1907—#73513
1906—#67413
1905—#8369
1904—#72311
1903—#1,1305
1902——
1901—#55913
1900—#9029
1899—#7149
1898—#8857
1897——
1896—#64112
1895—#57913
1894—#66810
1893—#8367
1892—#7489
1891—#8416
1890——
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1888—#60911
1887——
1886—#6479
1885——
1884—#8486
1883—#7996
1882—#7547
1881—#7067
1880——
First appearance
1881

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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #454 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,358 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedHITexas: #966 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 19,010 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Alvis, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#454 · 1 in 6,358
  2. Texas#966 · 1 in 19,010

Best ever in a state: #181 in North Carolina, 1912.

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StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#45471 in 6,358
Texas#96661 in 19,010
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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
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1912 at #552 (53 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 57 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 69 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1911–1954
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,112
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 17.6% of all boys named Alvis (916) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s46#609 (1888)#727
1890s73#579 (1895)#739
1900s105#559 (1901)#767
1910s645#552 (1912)#667
1920s916#635 (1920)#666
1930s783#626 (1932)#684
1940s742#640 (1945)#754
1950s659#803 (1951)#910
1960s374#1,098 (1960)#1,295
1970s265#1,416 (1970)#1,861
1980s200#1,726 (1980)#2,705
1990s129#3,058 (1990)#4,961
2000s75#6,070 (2008)#8,382
2010s121#4,711 (2015)#6,369
2020s73#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 1971

girls
#8,324
5 births · 1 in 332,765 girls
boys
#1,526
32 births · 1 in 55,264 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #8,324Alvis5

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #1,526Alvis32
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 332,765 of them was named Alvis, which outranked 13.7% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alvis
  1. #7,388Zetta6
  2. #7,388Zonda6
  3. #7,388Zoraya6
  4. #8,324Alvis5
  5. #8,324Aarti5
  6. #8,324Abagail5
  7. #8,324Abraham5

Tied with 1,321 names at #8,324; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 55,264 of them was named Alvis, which outranked 73.0% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alvis
  1. #1,494Tyrome33
  2. #1,494Unknown33
  3. #1,494Zackery33
  4. #1,526Alvis32
  5. #1,526Allyn32
  6. #1,526Ambrose32
  7. #1,526Burl32
  8. #1,560Ashton31
  9. #1,560Blain31
  10. #1,560Cletus31

Tied with 33 names at #1,526; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →