Alva

Given to 20,158 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#5554
recorded as girls
#10695
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
28
girls 22 · boys 6
Peak year
1882
85 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
20,158
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Alva was most popular in 1882, when 85 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.75 per 1,000). In 2025, 22 babies were named Alva, ranking #5554 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Alva was most popular in 1882, when 85 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.75 per 1,000). In 2025, 22 babies were named Alva, ranking #5554 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.250.50.7511880192019602000Peak 1882 (boys)

Alva was most popular in 1882, when 85 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.75 per 1,000). In 2025, 22 babies were named Alva, ranking #5554 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 22 5554 6 10695
2024 31 4473 8 8987
2023 24 5248 10 7738
2022 29 4671 10 7768
2021 29 4607 5 12146
2020 41 3607 10 7502
2019 32 4343 5 12145
2018 28 4768 10 7617
2017 21 5821 13 6338
2016 27 4990 11 7157
2015 19 6452 6 10644
2014 12 8966 6 10717
2013 14 8135 8 8789
2012 14 8208 <5 —
2011 13 8614 <5 —
2010 17 7217 6 10766
2009 12 9379 <5 —
2008 15 8109 6 11037
2007 14 8520 10 7590
2006 5 17168 <5 —
2005 13 8330 5 11472
2004 17 6768 9 7536
2003 17 6576 5 10894
2002 13 7816 <5 —
2001 8 11020 6 9243
2000 18 5937 11 5920
1999 8 10345 11 5656
1998 14 6719 8 6843
1997 6 12070 10 5642
1996 17 5531 9 5982
1995 12 7041 15 4052
1994 12 7097 8 6372
1993 23 4393 11 5002
1992 22 4528 13 4327
1991 17 5399 7 6519
1990 26 3909 12 4407
1989 41 2714 16 3446
1988 31 3165 13 3705
1987 14 5312 9 4573
1986 19 4186 15 3131
1985 35 2704 13 3401
1984 16 4478 12 3459
1983 28 2975 16 2787
1982 26 3260 22 2269
1981 33 2723 16 2779
1980 36 2603 26 2058
1979 22 3541 19 2465
1978 28 2859 31 1718
1977 27 2909 27 1858
1976 29 2664 24 1999
1975 31 2516 26 1835
1974 27 2683 27 1747
1973 30 2455 38 1354
1972 29 2451 29 1603
1971 45 1906 36 1415
1970 48 1828 35 1416
1969 38 2023 52 1075
1968 49 1647 35 1282
1967 39 1881 36 1253
1966 44 1700 39 1194
1965 53 1528 44 1129
1964 56 1518 51 1059
1963 52 1565 45 1151
1962 75 1278 52 1056
1961 54 1533 65 950
1960 59 1430 60 981
1959 52 1499 68 926
1958 73 1240 57 1006
1957 81 1173 58 995
1956 85 1116 59 969
1955 98 1010 82 807
1954 89 1039 68 892
1953 67 1178 65 889
1952 81 1046 97 714
1951 91 977 66 857
1950 80 1018 97 695
1949 84 973 111 649
1948 88 923 115 633
1947 95 909 131 595
1946 79 936 114 603
1945 67 925 115 558
1944 83 836 112 579
1943 97 788 148 508
1942 91 802 131 532
1941 93 735 102 586
1940 98 702 137 497
1939 117 623 140 485
1938 100 687 156 463
1937 118 624 155 452
1936 106 638 177 416
1935 116 604 146 470
1934 119 604 155 451
1933 117 597 156 442
1932 137 559 175 424
1931 135 568 213 385
1930 120 631 208 402
1929 126 609 241 369
1928 163 545 207 416
1927 164 552 245 374
1926 156 570 259 364
1925 154 580 239 388
1924 167 560 273 362
1923 149 593 274 359
1922 174 534 246 384
1921 165 553 289 351
1920 173 541 278 353
1919 174 516 264 349
1918 196 483 273 346
1917 161 526 317 294
1916 176 480 260 329
1915 146 518 262 324
1914 121 507 178 350
1913 142 413 167 307
1912 125 414 138 312
1911 83 446 58 363
1910 80 445 61 317
1909 70 442 68 268
1908 60 464 36 389
1907 74 412 59 272
1906 65 423 64 246
1905 58 442 57 263
1904 49 469 49 273
1903 58 414 50 257
1902 54 420 60 234
1901 49 428 59 228
1900 67 407 73 237
1899 39 467 61 213
1898 56 411 67 215
1897 51 408 69 204
1896 76 334 68 219
1895 61 357 74 197
1894 50 398 76 194
1893 41 422 66 208
1892 40 419 74 202
1891 26 506 66 188
1890 35 429 68 194
1889 22 543 62 205
1888 32 439 74 202
1887 32 378 58 201
1886 21 476 64 206
1885 17 520 46 243
1884 9 731 62 209
1883 6 817 72 172
1882 13 507 85 161
1881 13 470 70 171
1880 17 403 70 180

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Recorded as girls 44% · boys 56% across all years