Alvin
Pronounced AE1 L V AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1927
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 2 spellings
How popular is Alvin?
Alvin is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 164,021 children — the 215th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 26% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1927, when 2,950 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Alvan and Alven — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Alvin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Alvan
- Alven
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE1 L V AH0 N · AE1 L V IH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Alvin
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Alvin
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Alvin?
- Alvin ranks 215th among boys' names in US records, with 164,021 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,868.
- Is Alvin a unisex name?
- No. Alvin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Alvin most popular?
- 1927, when 2,950 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Alvin spelled?
- Alvan, Alven. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.