How Many People Are Named Alvin?
people named Alvin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,705 people in the US has this name
Based on 162,512 babies named Alvin in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,908 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names ÆLFWINE, ÆÐELWINE or EALDWINE. It was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname which was derived from the Old English names.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Alvin, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alvin alive today is about 54 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 36 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alvin first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1927, to 2,908 babies. In 2025, 294 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alvin never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #66, in 1927, and it was in the top 100 in 39 years between 1897 and 1938. In 2025 it ranked #838.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #838 |
| Best rank | #66 (1927) |
| Years in the top 100 | 39 (1897 to 1938) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #71 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alvin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alvin were born in California than in any other state: about 6,662 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alvin was given 3.1 times as often in Louisiana, 2.6 times in Hawaii and 2.1 times in North Dakota.
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