How Many People Are Named Alvis?
people named Alvis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 162,291 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,532 babies named Alvis in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
113 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "all wise" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this was the name of a dwarf who was to marry Thor's daughter Thrud. Thor was not pleased with this so he tricked Alvis by asking him questions until the sun rose, at which time the dwarf was turned into stone.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Alvis, 4.5% were girls and 95.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alvis alive today is about 57 years old, and 56% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 44 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alvis first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1924, to 113 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alvis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #552, in 1912. In 2025 it ranked #6,462.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,462 |
| Best rank | #552 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #665 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alvis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alvis were born in Texas than in any other state: about 233 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alvis was given 6.7 times as often in North Carolina, 6.6 times in Texas and 3.9 times in Arkansas.
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