Alva

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Alva is a given name of Scottish and Scandinavian origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (31% of births). There have been 20,130 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 11,263 as boys and 8,867 as girls. Alva gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1917 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,839 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	39
2023	34
2022	39
2021	34
2020	51
2019	37
2018	38
2017	34
2016	38
2015	25
2014	18
2013	22
2012	14
2011	13
2010	23
2009	12
2008	21
2007	24
2006	5
2005	18
2004	26
2003	22
2002	13
2001	14
2000	29
1999	19
1998	22
1997	16
1996	26
1995	27
1994	20
1993	34
1992	35
1991	24
1990	38
1989	57
1988	44
1987	23
1986	34
1985	48
1984	28
1983	44
1982	48
1981	49
1980	62
1979	41
1978	59
1977	54
1976	53
1975	57
1974	54
1973	68
1972	58
1971	81
1970	83
1969	90
1968	84
1967	75
1966	83
1965	97
1964	107
1963	97
1962	127
1961	119
1960	119
1959	120
1958	130
1957	139
1956	144
1955	180
1954	157
1953	132
1952	178
1951	157
1950	177
1949	195
1948	203
1947	226
1946	193
1945	182
1944	195
1943	245
1942	222
1941	195
1940	235
1939	257
1938	256
1937	273
1936	283
1935	262
1934	274
1933	273
1932	312
1931	348
1930	328
1929	367
1928	370
1927	409
1926	415
1925	393
1924	440
1923	423
1922	420
1921	454
1920	451
1919	438
1918	469
1917	478
1916	436
1915	408
1914	299
1913	309
1912	263
1911	141
1910	141
1909	138
1908	96
1907	133
1906	129
1905	115
1904	98
1903	108
1902	114
1901	108
1900	140
1899	100
1898	123
1897	120
1896	144
1895	135
1894	126
1893	107
1892	114
1891	92
1890	103
1889	84
1888	106
1887	90
1886	85
1885	63
1884	71
1883	78
1882	98
1881	83
1880	87