Alvin
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Alvin
Alvin has a sturdy, no-frills sound that belies its somewhat whimsical meaning. Interesting potential namesakes include British rocker Alvin Stardust, and US footballer Alvin Williams, and African-American dance legend (and activist) Alvin Ailey.
Alvin is also given to girls.
Pronounced AL-vin.
As of October 2026, Alvin ranked #10620 in US births in 1994 SSA, peaked at #1393 in 1929.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #595 | 461 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #601 | 455 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #586 | 469 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #604 | 438 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #655 | 390 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #663 | 399 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #682 | 377 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #769 | 325 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #735 | 352 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #763 | 337 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #791 | 316 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #838 | 294 |
World rankings
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Alvin on lists
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American rapper
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African American choreographer and activist
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Major League Baseball player and manager
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Major League Baseball player
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American philosopher
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American Olympic gold medal runner
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American athlete, four time gold medalist at the 1900 Paris Olympics
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photographer
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born Graham Barnes, guitarist and singer
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English footballer
- Alvin PlantingaBoy
philosopher
- Alvin RobertsonBoy
NBA basketball player
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governor of Nebraska Territory and later U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- Alvin StardustBoy
born Bernard Jewry, English pop singer
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writer and futurist
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famous World War I soldier, Medal of Honor awardee
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