Boys' name · peaked in 1927
Alvin name popularity since 1925
128,153 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alvin (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1953 or earlier, so the typical Alvin is about 73 years old in 2026. Alvin peaked in 1927 as the #66 name for boys, and it ranked #838 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 128,153
- Named Alvin, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1927
- #66 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #838
- for boys in 2025 (294 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 859 girls · 127,294 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 3.49× its national share
Peak year is the year Alvin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alvin births per year, 1925–2025
1927 was the biggest year for Alvin both by count and as a share of all babies.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alvin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 112 | 13,658 | – |
| 1930s | 152 | 21,484 | #91 |
| 1940s | 116 | 20,719 | #120 |
| 1950s | 163 | 23,087 | #134 |
| 1960s | 120 | 14,509 | #190 |
| 1970s | 90 | 8,677 | #240 |
| 1980s | 87 | 7,474 | #291 |
| 1990s | 19 | 5,908 | #415 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,240 | #483 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,535 | #601 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,003 | #838 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.7% of babies named Alvin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Alvin is most popular
The index compares Alvin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alvin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3.49× | 7,884 |
| Hawaii | 3.21× | 1,261 |
| North Dakota | 2.13× | 845 |
| Arkansas | 2.08× | 2,688 |
| South Dakota | 2.00× | 801 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alvin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alvin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alvin (1927).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data