Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Friend of the elves
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alvina
Pronunciation
a-lvi-na, al-vina
More about the name
Alvina is an English female given name with the meaning "elf friend", "amicable", "friendly". In English it is the feminine form of Alvin, which comes from the Old English name Ælfwine, containing the words ælf meaning "elf" and wine meaning "friend", or from the Old High German name Adelwin / Adalwin, meaning "noble friend".
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1925 (rank #4195, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1917 (rank #368, 293 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6116, 19 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 19 |
| 2024 | – | 20 |
| 2023 | – | 18 |
| 2022 | – | 20 |
| 2021 | – | 10 |
| 2020 | – | 23 |
| 2019 | – | 21 |
| 2018 | – | 34 |
| 2017 | – | 19 |
| 2016 | – | 30 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2021, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 |
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
- Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #671, 32 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 |
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
- Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #519, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 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