Alvin - A very unique male name
Alvin appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #83. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Alvin and more.
With that position 1 in 3,647 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Alvin peaked in popularity 94 years ago in 1927 on position 66.
Famous with this name

Alvin Sargent

Alvin Law

Alvin Anson
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Alvin is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Alvin is currently topping the baby name charts in New York at position #274 - and is the least popular in Michigan at position #837.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Alvin is where you live.
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Alvin origin and meaning
Alvin is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Alvin, pop culture references for the name Alvin and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Alvin
We've found the following names that sound similar to Alvin, sorted by popularity.
Alfonso / Alphonso / Alphonse / Alfonzo / Albin / Albino / Alfonza / Alvino / Alfonse / Alphonzo /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 529 |
2011 | 556 |
2010 | 538 |
2009 | 565 |
2008 | 435 |
2007 | 509 |
2006 | 513 |
2005 | 489 |
2004 | 514 |
2003 | 514 |
2002 | 462 |
2001 | 461 |
2000 | 467 |
1999 | 442 |
1998 | 444 |
1997 | 425 |
1996 | 445 |
1995 | 418 |
1994 | 414 |
1993 | 364 |
1992 | 370 |
1991 | 353 |
1990 | 333 |
1989 | 299 |
1988 | 313 |
1987 | 294 |
1986 | 302 |
1985 | 289 |
1984 | 294 |
1983 | 285 |
1982 | 270 |
1981 | 263 |
1980 | 254 |
1979 | 253 |
1978 | 255 |
1977 | 259 |
1976 | 257 |
1975 | 243 |
1974 | 249 |
1973 | 241 |
1972 | 243 |
1971 | 228 |
1970 | 224 |
1969 | 222 |
1968 | 212 |
1967 | 193 |
1966 | 197 |
1965 | 190 |
1964 | 195 |
1963 | 198 |
1962 | 180 |
1961 | 168 |
1960 | 167 |
1959 | 153 |
1958 | 153 |
1957 | 144 |
1956 | 134 |
1955 | 134 |
1954 | 135 |
1953 | 140 |
1952 | 128 |
1951 | 120 |
1950 | 121 |
1949 | 128 |
1948 | 124 |
1947 | 129 |
1946 | 126 |
1945 | 121 |
1944 | 115 |
1943 | 113 |
1942 | 115 |
1941 | 107 |
1940 | 106 |
1939 | 103 |
1938 | 98 |
1937 | 99 |
1936 | 97 |
1935 | 91 |
1934 | 93 |
1933 | 88 |
1932 | 87 |
1931 | 80 |
1930 | 79 |
1929 | 77 |
1928 | 72 |
1927 | 66 |
1926 | 71 |
1925 | 70 |
1924 | 73 |
1923 | 73 |
1922 | 73 |
1921 | 73 |
1920 | 76 |
1919 | 75 |
1918 | 80 |
1917 | 81 |
1916 | 82 |
1915 | 81 |
1914 | 79 |
1913 | 82 |
1912 | 86 |
1911 | 85 |
1910 | 83 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
New York | 274 |
Hawaii | 304 |
Louisiana | 333 |
Massachusetts | 340 |
California | 361 |
Pennsylvania | 380 |
Wisconsin | 385 |
Indiana | 531 |
Utah | 531 |
Washington | 541 |
Tennessee | 551 |
Maryland | 557 |
Minnesota | 563 |
Mississippi | 571 |
Georgia | 586 |
Virginia | 586 |
New Jersey | 592 |
Florida | 628 |
Ohio | 631 |
Oklahoma | 639 |
Kentucky | 650 |
Missouri | 668 |
Texas | 669 |
North Carolina | 722 |
Illinois | 817 |
Michigan | 837 |
Even more about Alvin
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.