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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Alvan

Alvan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 896th; the most babies were born in 1927 (53). More babies were named Alvan in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192753 babies
Total since 1880
1,101babies recorded

Alvan popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#5,8458
1980#5,5486
1970——
1960#3,0858
1950#2,20812
1940#2,32710
1930#1,69519
1920#1,42027
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Alvan, counting every spelling?

Alvan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Alvan?

About 300 people born in the US named Alvan are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 46 and 77. That makes Alvan 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.

Alvan by state

How common Alvan was among boys born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (12.6×). In 50 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: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 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: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesMA0.42Oregon: 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: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: 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: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 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, Alvan, boys, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Alvan

How popular is the name Alvan?

Alvan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 896th; the most babies were born in 1927 (53). More babies were named Alvan in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Alvan a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,101 boys.

Where was Alvan most popular?

In 1925–1929, Alvan was most common in Massachusetts (0.42 per 1,000 boys).