Alvin

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Anglo-Saxon	Boy	Elf friend
German	Boy	Noble friend
Old English	Boy	elf wine, noble friend

Fun Facts About the Name Alvin

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Similar & Rhyming Names

NorvinColvinMarvinIrvinKevin

Popularity of Alvin

Popularity Analysis

The name Alvin first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1927 when it reached rank #67. It broke into the top 100 for 39 years. As of 2024, it ranked #791.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	791	Male	0.0171%
2023	763	Male	0.0183%
2022	735	Male	0.0188%
2021	769	Male	0.0173%
2020	683	Male	0.0201%
2019	663	Male	0.0207%
2018	654	Male	0.0201%
2017	603	Male	0.0221%
2016	588	Male	0.0230%
2015	604	Male	0.0222%
2014	597	Male	0.0224%
2013	571	Male	0.0225%
2012	521	Male	0.0248%
2011	554	Male	0.0227%
2010	524	Male	0.0240%
2009	570	Male	0.0219%
2008	437	Male	0.0300%
2007	511	Male	0.0232%
2006	507	Male	0.0232%
2005	486	Male	0.0240%
2004	513	Male	0.0225%
2003	514	Male	0.0222%
2002	460	Male	0.0254%
2001	459	Male	0.0252%
2000	466	Male	0.0243%
1999	447	Male	0.0251%
1998	444	Male	0.0252%
1997	426	Male	0.0268%
1996	451	Male	0.0245%
1995	419	Male	0.0269%
1994	419	Male	0.0269%
1993	369	Male	0.0311%
1992	369	Male	0.0301%
1991	352	Male	0.0324%
1990	331	Male	0.0347%
1989	297	Male	0.0393%
1988	317	Male	0.0343%
1987	294	Male	0.0375%
1986	302	Male	0.0352%
1985	291	Male	0.0367%
1984	293	Male	0.0369%
1983	288	Male	0.0379%
1982	270	Male	0.0416%
1981	270	Male	0.0431%
1980	254	Male	0.0469%
1979	259	Male	0.0456%
1978	252	Male	0.0469%
1977	259	Male	0.0446%
1976	257	Male	0.0470%
1975	240	Male	0.0527%
1974	247	Male	0.0498%
1973	242	Male	0.0537%
1972	242	Male	0.0527%
1971	230	Male	0.0567%
1970	224	Male	0.0569%
1969	221	Male	0.0582%
1968	209	Male	0.0626%
1967	193	Male	0.0688%
1966	197	Male	0.0681%
1965	191	Male	0.0701%
1964	194	Male	0.0720%
1963	198	Male	0.0727%
1962	176	Male	0.0814%
1961	168	Male	0.0865%
1960	167	Male	0.0922%
1959	153	Male	0.1041%
1958	154	Male	0.1012%
1957	144	Male	0.1089%
1956	135	Male	0.1131%
1955	134	Male	0.1129%
1954	135	Male	0.1144%
1953	140	Male	0.1052%
1952	128	Male	0.1185%
1951	120	Male	0.1250%
1950	121	Male	0.1246%
1949	128	Male	0.1191%
1948	124	Male	0.1276%
1947	129	Male	0.1194%
1946	126	Male	0.1245%
1945	121	Male	0.1353%
1944	115	Male	0.1409%
1943	113	Male	0.1510%
1942	115	Male	0.1471%
1941	107	Male	0.1603%
1940	106	Male	0.1613%
1939	103	Male	0.1712%
1938	98	Male	0.1814%
1937	99	Male	0.1817%
1936	97	Male	0.1850%
1935	91	Male	0.2024%
1934	93	Male	0.2023%
1933	88	Male	0.2080%
1932	87	Male	0.2121%
1931	80	Male	0.2151%
1930	79	Male	0.2225%
1929	77	Male	0.2302%
1928	72	Male	0.2411%
1927	67	Male	0.2485%
1926	72	Male	0.2353%
1925	70	Male	0.2409%
1924	73	Male	0.2357%
1923	73	Male	0.2342%
1922	73	Male	0.2302%
1921	73	Male	0.2367%
1920	76	Male	0.2289%
1919	75	Male	0.2350%
1918	80	Male	0.2296%
1917	81	Male	0.2233%
1916	82	Male	0.2267%
1915	81	Male	0.2277%
1914	78	Male	0.2242%
1913	82	Male	0.2132%
1912	86	Male	0.2058%
1911	89	Male	0.1906%
1910	85	Male	0.1923%
1909	82	Male	0.2053%
1908	89	Male	0.1845%
1907	99	Male	0.1545%
1906	95	Male	0.1659%
1905	92	Male	0.1801%
1904	88	Male	0.1783%
1903	90	Male	0.1717%
1902	99	Male	0.1514%
1901	95	Male	0.1548%
1900	105	Male	0.1374%
1899	103	Male	0.1502%
1898	104	Male	0.1393%
1897	97	Male	0.1525%
1896	102	Male	0.1418%
1895	103	Male	0.1413%
1894	108	Male	0.1337%
1893	107	Male	0.1347%
1892	109	Male	0.1248%
1891	115	Male	0.1107%
1890	112	Male	0.1228%
1889	113	Male	0.1151%
1888	106	Male	0.1201%
1887	107	Male	0.1171%
1886	123	Male	0.0941%
1885	111	Male	0.1078%
1884	106	Male	0.1181%
1883	113	Male	0.1005%
1882	113	Male	0.1082%
1881	115	Male	0.0970%
1880	132	Male	0.0861%

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