Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Alvin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Alvin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1927

Peak era

1927

Peak rank proxy

2,883

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19272024

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

89%

2024

316

All-time

161,108

Alvin is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1927, when 2,883 boys were named Alvin.

In 2024, only 316 boys were given the name.

Down 89% from its peak.

All told, about 161,108 Americans have been named Alvin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1927

19272,883 boys named Alvin

2024316 boys named Alvin

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