Infographic of Alvin name meaning, which is “The noble friend,” from the Germanic adal (noble family) and wini (friend).
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Alvin Name Popularity

How popular is the name Alvin? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 83 376 0.1068%
1911 85 438 0.1176%
1912 86 904 0.1793%
1913 82 1,129 0.1991%
1914 79 1,498 0.215%
1915 81 1,987 0.2187%
1916 82 2,072 0.2145%
1917 81 2,121 0.212%
1918 80 2,389 0.2226%
1919 75 2,369 0.2262%
1920 76 2,508 0.2256%
1921 73 2,679 0.234%
1922 73 2,581 0.2317%
1923 73 2,634 0.2352%
1924 73 2,746 0.2365%
1925 70 2,765 0.2446%
1926 72 2,679 0.2436%
1927 66 2,878 0.26%
1928 72 2,742 0.2563%
1929 77 2,536 0.2448%
1930 79 2,492 0.2386%
1931 80 2,287 0.2317%
1932 87 2,267 0.2295%
1933 88 2,114 0.2269%
1934 93 2,130 0.2203%
1935 91 2,146 0.2208%
1936 97 1,952 0.2026%
1937 99 1,967 0.1996%
1938 98 2,048 0.2001%
1939 103 1,929 0.1896%
1940 106 1,904 0.1791%
1941 107 2,004 0.1781%
1942 115 2,061 0.1632%
1943 113 2,188 0.1676%
1944 115 1,947 0.1571%
1945 121 1,839 0.1508%
1946 126 2,028 0.1374%
1947 129 2,199 0.1317%
1948 124 2,261 0.1416%
1949 128 2,135 0.1327%
1950 121 2,253 0.1399%
1951 120 2,372 0.1399%
1952 128 2,317 0.1327%
1953 140 2,079 0.1175%
1954 135 2,349 0.1285%
1955 134 2,357 0.1281%
1956 134 2,420 0.1281%
1957 144 2,368 0.1231%
1958 153 2,167 0.1147%
1959 153 2,242 0.118%
1960 167 1,972 0.1041%
1961 168 1,845 0.0977%
1962 180 1,679 0.0915%
1963 198 1,475 0.0822%
1964 195 1,437 0.0816%
1965 191 1,307 0.0799%
1966 197 1,210 0.0775%
1967 193 1,203 0.0793%
1968 212 1,077 0.0717%
1969 222 1,029 0.0668%
1970 224 1,063 0.0668%
1971 230 1,010 0.0672%
1972 243 852 0.0626%
1973 241 840 0.0648%
1974 249 775 0.0596%
1975 243 820 0.0638%
1976 257 736 0.0571%
1977 259 732 0.0543%
1978 255 756 0.0562%
1979 255 794 0.0563%
1980 254 832 0.0569%
1981 263 781 0.0531%
1982 269 751 0.0503%
1983 285 678 0.0459%
1984 294 660 0.0444%
1985 289 672 0.0443%
1986 302 643 0.0426%
1987 294 696 0.0456%
1988 313 664 0.0426%
1989 298 784 0.0486%
1990 333 708 0.0427%
1991 353 645 0.0396%
1992 370 592 0.0371%
1993 364 614 0.0394%
1994 411 516 0.0336%
1995 415 507 0.0336%
1996 444 467 0.0312%
1997 423 502 0.0339%
1998 442 477 0.0319%
1999 441 483 0.0323%
2000 466 468 0.0306%
2001 458 483 0.0321%
2002 462 485 0.0324%
2003 511 437 0.0287%
2004 509 438 0.0287%
2005 485 471 0.0308%
2006 511 468 0.0299%
2007 510 476 0.0302%
2008 435 619 0.04%
2009 563 425 0.0284%
2010 535 435 0.0302%
2011 553 415 0.0291%
2012 524 457 0.0321%
2013 563 414 0.0291%
2014 584 414 0.0284%
2015 583 420 0.0289%
2016 576 421 0.0292%
2017 592 393 0.0282%
2018 646 332 0.0242%
2019 637 345 0.0255%
2020 688 317 0.0249%
2021 768 278 0.0227%
2022 719 319 0.0242%

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Names Like Alvin

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What names are variants of Alvin?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Alvin.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ailwyn

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Al
Aloin

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Aluin

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Aluino

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Alva

Brightness

Hebrew

Alvan

From Alba; elf or magical being, friend

Latin

Alven

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Alvie

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Alvy

From Alba; elf or magical being, friend

Latin

Alvyn

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Alwin

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Alwyn

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Alwynn

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Aylwin

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Elvin

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Elwin

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Elwyn

White, fair, holy

Welsh

Elwynn

Elf or magical being, friend; white, fair, holy

Welsh


What names sound like Alvin?

If you like how Alvin sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Alvin.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Elven

Elf or magical being, friend

English

Elvyn

Elf or magical being, friend

English


What names are similar to Alvin?

Find a name that’s like Alvin, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Alban

From Alba

Latin


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2 Comments

  1. The meaning is great for me.

  2. I just love love the name Alvin(a humble friend)????


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