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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Alvah

Alvah was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 364th; the most babies were born in 1916 (55). More babies were named Alvah in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191655 babies
Total since 1880
1,880babies recorded

Alvah popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 72 since 1900.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,2879
1960#3,3507
1950#1,43526
1940#1,68217
1930#1,17336
1920#1,03645
1910#1,4296
1900#83810
1890#56712
1880#40418

How popular is Alvah, counting every spelling?

Alvah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Alvah?

About 400 people born in the US named Alvah are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 55 and 78. That makes Alvah a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Alvah by state

How common Alvah was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: 0.66 per 1,000 babiesME0.66Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMA0.04Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.04Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesVA0.17Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Alvah, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Alvah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alvah, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Alvah

How popular is the name Alvah?

Alvah was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 364th; the most babies were born in 1916 (55). More babies were named Alvah in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Alvah a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alvah in the US.

Where was Alvah most popular?

In 1914–1918, Alvah was most common in Maine (0.66 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and New Jersey.