Alvah

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Alvah is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 1,880 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,808 as boys and 72 as girls. Alvah gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1916 and has since declined significantly. It is the #7,814 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	5
2023	7
2016	6
2015	5
1986	5
1984	5
1983	7
1982	6
1981	6
1978	5
1977	7
1976	7
1975	6
1974	7
1973	10
1971	10
1970	9
1969	10
1968	8
1964	5
1963	6
1962	9
1961	9
1960	7
1959	11
1958	16
1957	15
1956	21
1955	19
1954	28
1953	16
1952	16
1951	16
1950	26
1949	19
1948	11
1947	21
1946	22
1945	13
1944	24
1943	21
1942	24
1941	24
1940	17
1939	20
1938	19
1937	13
1936	27
1935	21
1934	28
1933	33
1932	41
1931	28
1930	36
1929	33
1928	35
1927	42
1926	49
1925	50
1924	44
1923	48
1922	35
1921	28
1920	45
1919	33
1918	48
1917	30
1916	62
1915	52
1914	44
1913	31
1912	25
1911	16
1910	6
1909	9
1908	5
1907	9
1906	5
1905	7
1902	12
1901	7
1900	16
1899	10
1898	5
1897	10
1896	17
1895	14
1894	10
1893	11
1892	11
1891	9
1890	12
1889	11
1888	14
1887	10
1886	8
1885	23
1884	11
1883	18
1882	13
1881	6
1880	18