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Alvin

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Light Skinned

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alvin

Pronunciation

a-lvin, al-vin

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #67, 2,884 births); most recent 2025 (rank #838, 294 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1929 (rank #1394, 30 births); most recent 1994 (rank #10566, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025294–
2024316–
2023337–
2022352–
2021325–
2020377–
2019399–
2018390–
2017438–
2016469–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #731, 47 births); most recent 2025 (rank #934, 33 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202533
202425
202335
202227
202133
202026
201938
201831
201747
201623

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #355, 98 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1132, 31 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202331
202222
202131
202029
201932
201829
201742
201638
201533
201432

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #373, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20243
20233
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #680, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #387, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #219, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20236
20226
20215
20207
20199
201819
201711
20169
20157
201416

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence