Alvin Name Popularity

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How popular is Alvin?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Alvin, ranked the 654th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Alvin has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity ranking of #66 was reached in 1927 with 2,884 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Alvin in any given year was 102 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alvin occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1901-1904, 1906-1918, and 1944-1947, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1962-1968, and 1969-1972.

For a number of years, the name Alvin has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Alvin has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alvin?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Alvin still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Alvin (Girl)		Alvin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	388	654
2017		< 5	--	434	604
2016		< 5	--	465	589
2015		< 5	--	451	604
2014		< 5	--	460	596
2013		< 5	--	453	571
2012		< 5	--	504	521
2011		< 5	--	461	551
2010		< 5	--	490	527
2009		< 5	--	468	564
2008		< 5	--	652	438
2007		< 5	--	517	511
2006		< 5	--	514	503
2005		< 5	--	512	486
2004		< 5	--	479	510
2003		< 5	--	470	512
2002		< 5	--	528	458
2001		< 5	--	532	452
2000		< 5	--	512	462
1999		< 5	--	516	444
1998		< 5	--	519	440
1997		< 5	--	540	424
1996		< 5	--	499	450
1995		< 5	--	548	415
1994		7	10,616	556	409
1993		< 5	--	647	364
1992		5	13,381	633	369
1991		7	10,312	693	350
1990		< 5	--	749	331
1989		6	10,903	822	297
1988		8	8,406	688	317
1987		7	8,807	729	294
1986		7	8,553	676	302
1985		13	5,363	705	291
1984		10	6,307	690	295
1983		8	7,324	706	289
1982		12	5,544	784	270
1981		8	7,422	807	270
1980		8	7,436	869	254
1979		8	7,326	816	260
1978		10	5,973	801	252
1977		5	9,694	763	259
1976		7	7,313	767	257
1975		7	7,189	856	240
1974		11	5,018	811	247
1973		8	6,096	868	241
1972		5	8,316	884	242
1971		12	4,535	1,032	228
1970		17	3,587	1,087	223
1969		12	4,199	1,062	221
1968		8	5,152	1,112	209
1967		5	6,821	1,224	193
1966		14	3,405	1,239	196
1965		11	3,954	1,329	190
1964		16	3,243	1,461	194
1963		14	3,466	1,500	198
1962		18	2,923	1,714	176
1961		12	3,791	1,870	168
1960		10	4,188	1,995	166
1959		12	3,623	2,255	153
1958		22	2,446	2,184	153
1957		27	2,123	2,383	144
1956		17	2,828	2,429	134
1955		18	2,637	2,361	134
1954		17	2,699	2,367	135
1953		15	2,820	2,111	140
1952		10	3,557	2,335	128
1951		8	4,021	2,386	121
1950		17	2,438	2,268	121
1949		12	3,007	2,155	128
1948		10	3,353	2,271	124
1947		13	2,902	2,213	129
1946		9	3,432	2,048	126
1945		11	2,746	1,860	120
1944		15	2,292	1,962	115
1943		10	3,044	2,201	113
1942		12	2,672	2,070	115
1941		12	2,534	2,016	107
1940		12	2,425	1,910	106
1939		17	1,948	1,942	103
1938		6	3,860	2,061	98
1937		5	4,270	1,987	99
1936		14	2,156	1,968	97
1935		15	2,100	2,166	91
1934		20	1,698	2,146	93
1933		9	2,877	2,128	88
1932		17	1,957	2,273	87
1931		25	1,503	2,300	80
1930		24	1,612	2,512	79
1929		30	1,393	2,554	77
1928		17	2,094	2,749	72
1927		25	1,674	2,884	66
1926		21	1,883	2,694	72
1925		19	2,021	2,778	70
1924		24	1,772	2,759	73
1923		27	1,601	2,646	73
1922		15	2,389	2,598	73
1921		18	2,122	2,687	73
1920		22	1,818	2,523	76
1919		22	1,746	2,383	76
1918		28	1,498	2,409	80
1917		22	1,654	2,142	81
1916		23	1,582	2,093	82
1915		11	2,542	2,006	81
1914		10	2,274	1,532	78
1913		< 5	--	1,144	82
1912		7	2,369	929	86
1911		5	2,480	460	89
1910		< 5	--	401	85
1909		< 5	--	363	82
1908		5	2,113	307	89
1907		< 5	--	245	99
1906		< 5	--	239	95
1905		< 5	--	258	92
1904		< 5	--	247	88
1903		< 5	--	222	90
1902		< 5	--	201	99
1901		< 5	--	179	95
1900		< 5	--	223	105
1899		< 5	--	173	103
1898		< 5	--	184	104
1897		< 5	--	186	97
1896		< 5	--	183	102
1895		< 5	--	179	103
1894		< 5	--	167	108
1893		< 5	--	163	107
1892		< 5	--	164	109
1891		< 5	--	121	115
1890		< 5	--	147	112
1889		< 5	--	137	113
1888		< 5	--	157	106
1887		< 5	--	128	107
1886		< 5	--	112	123
1885		< 5	--	125	111
1884		< 5	--	145	106
1883		< 5	--	113	113
1882		< 5	--	132	113
1881		< 5	--	105	115
1880		< 5	--	102	132

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.