Names / Boy names
Alvin
Current rank
#838
and easing
All-time peak
#66
in 1927
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
162,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #66 in 1927 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Noble friend. The name enters U.S. records in U.S. records in 1880. Today it sits at #838 and is drifting lower. It peaked in 1927 at #66. Over 162,500 have carried it since records began.