Alvah

Given to 1,880 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +233% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1885

23 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,880

since 1880

Born an Alvah? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Alvah was most popular in 1885, when 23 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.21 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Alvah in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 233%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	5	12349
2023	<5	—	7	9763
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	6	10744
2015	<5	—	5	12086
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	<5	—
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	5	6721
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	5	6315
1983	<5	—	7	4907
1982	<5	—	6	5619
1981	<5	—	6	5468
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	5	5772
1977	<5	—	7	4582
1976	<5	—	7	4418
1975	<5	—	6	4797
1974	<5	—	7	4190
1973	<5	—	10	3223
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	<5	—	10	3146
1970	<5	—	9	3282
1969	<5	—	10	2861
1968	<5	—	8	3107
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	5	4039
1963	<5	—	6	3646
1962	<5	—	9	2848
1961	<5	—	9	2900
1960	<5	—	7	3337
1959	<5	—	11	2530
1958	<5	—	16	2026
1957	<5	—	15	2093
1956	<5	—	21	1722
1955	<5	—	19	1791
1954	<5	—	28	1435
1953	<5	—	16	1958
1952	<5	—	16	1939
1951	<5	—	16	1904
1950	<5	—	26	1434
1949	<5	—	19	1702
1948	<5	—	11	2326
1947	<5	—	21	1646
1946	<5	—	22	1509
1945	<5	—	13	1926
1944	<5	—	24	1370
1943	<5	—	21	1529
1942	<5	—	24	1421
1941	5	4420	19	1588
1940	<5	—	17	1680
1939	<5	—	20	1489
1938	<5	—	19	1559
1937	<5	—	13	1992
1936	<5	—	27	1271
1935	<5	—	21	1494
1934	<5	—	28	1266
1933	<5	—	33	1144
1932	<5	—	41	1035
1931	<5	—	28	1302
1930	<5	—	36	1173
1929	<5	—	33	1214
1928	6	4195	29	1353
1927	<5	—	42	1098
1926	8	3564	41	1108
1925	6	4426	44	1040
1924	6	4434	38	1169
1923	7	3971	41	1114
1922	7	4011	28	1396
1921	<5	—	28	1412
1920	<5	—	45	1035
1919	<5	—	33	1230
1918	7	3869	41	1062
1917	<5	—	30	1238
1916	7	3552	55	840
1915	7	3434	45	925
1914	<5	—	44	795
1913	<5	—	31	871
1912	<5	—	25	892
1911	<5	—	16	824
1910	<5	—	6	1421
1909	<5	—	9	1020
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	9	930
1906	<5	—	5	1253
1905	<5	—	7	1002
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	12	651
1901	<5	—	7	858
1900	6	1723	10	836
1899	<5	—	10	661
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	10	681
1896	<5	—	17	500
1895	<5	—	14	556
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	11	615
1892	<5	—	11	641
1891	<5	—	9	635
1890	<5	—	12	566
1889	<5	—	11	581
1888	<5	—	14	528
1887	<5	—	10	583
1886	<5	—	8	694
1885	<5	—	23	364
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	18	412
1882	<5	—	13	514
1881	<5	—	6	781
1880	<5	—	18	403