Alvin is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1927 and has since faded.
Alvin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #838 for boy births in the United States (and #1,713 across all names), given to 294 babies. Alvin first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1927 (2,883 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 294 | 294 | — | #838 |
| 2024 | 318 | 318 | — | #791 |
| 2023 | 337 | 337 | — | #765 |
| 2022 | 352 | 352 | — | #737 |
| 2021 | 325 | 325 | — | #770 |
| 2020 | 377 | 377 | — | #682 |
| 2019 | 399 | 399 | — | #663 |
| 2018 | 390 | 390 | — | #655 |
| 2017 | 439 | 444 | — | #603 |
| 2016 | 471 | 471 | — | #585 |
| 2015 | 455 | 455 | — | #601 |
| 2014 | 462 | 469 | — | #595 |
| 2013 | 458 | 465 | — | #570 |
| 2012 | 505 | 511 | — | #521 |
| 2011 | 464 | 470 | — | #548 |
| 2010 | 492 | 502 | — | #526 |
| 2009 | 471 | 485 | — | #562 |
| 2008 | 658 | 669 | — | #436 |
| 2007 | 522 | 542 | — | #505 |
| 2006 | 516 | 531 | — | #503 |
| 2005 | 516 | 529 | — | #483 |
| 2004 | 484 | 502 | — | #505 |
| 2003 | 477 | 491 | — | #510 |
| 2002 | 533 | 547 | — | #457 |
| 2001 | 541 | 570 | — | #447 |
| 2000 | 522 | 543 | — | #456 |
| 1999 | 520 | 539 | — | #443 |
| 1998 | 521 | 544 | — | #440 |
| 1997 | 541 | — | — | #424 |
| 1996 | 499 | — | — | #450 |
| 1995 | 548 | — | — | #415 |
| 1994 | 563 | — | #10,620 | #409 |
| 1993 | 648 | — | — | #364 |
| 1992 | 638 | — | #13,383 | #369 |
| 1991 | 700 | — | #10,310 | #350 |
| 1990 | 749 | — | — | #331 |
| 1989 | 829 | — | #10,905 | #297 |
| 1988 | 696 | — | #8,413 | #317 |
| 1987 | 736 | — | #8,809 | #294 |
| 1986 | 683 | — | #8,554 | #301 |
| 1985 | 718 | — | #5,363 | #291 |
| 1984 | 700 | — | #6,309 | #295 |
| 1983 | 714 | — | #7,330 | #289 |
| 1982 | 795 | — | #5,545 | #270 |
| 1981 | 814 | — | #7,427 | #270 |
| 1980 | 876 | — | #7,440 | #254 |
| 1979 | 823 | — | #7,328 | #259 |
| 1978 | 810 | — | #5,970 | #252 |
| 1977 | 767 | — | #9,693 | #259 |
| 1976 | 773 | — | #7,314 | #257 |
| 1975 | 863 | — | #7,192 | #240 |
| 1974 | 822 | — | #5,018 | #247 |
| 1973 | 878 | — | #6,096 | #241 |
| 1972 | 886 | — | #8,316 | #243 |
| 1971 | 1,041 | — | #4,537 | #230 |
| 1970 | 1,104 | — | #3,584 | #223 |
| 1969 | 1,072 | — | #4,201 | #221 |
| 1968 | 1,120 | — | #5,156 | #209 |
| 1967 | 1,230 | — | #6,823 | #193 |
| 1966 | 1,253 | — | #3,406 | #196 |
| 1965 | 1,339 | — | #3,957 | #190 |
| 1964 | 1,475 | — | #3,249 | #195 |
| 1963 | 1,517 | — | #3,465 | #197 |
| 1962 | 1,729 | — | #2,924 | #177 |
| 1961 | 1,889 | — | #3,795 | #168 |
| 1960 | 2,005 | — | #4,193 | #166 |
| 1959 | 2,273 | — | #3,624 | #153 |
| 1958 | 2,202 | — | #2,450 | #154 |
| 1957 | 2,415 | — | #2,121 | #144 |
| 1956 | 2,448 | — | #2,829 | #134 |
| 1955 | 2,378 | — | #2,637 | #134 |
| 1954 | 2,384 | — | #2,699 | #135 |
| 1953 | 2,125 | — | #2,820 | #140 |
| 1952 | 2,346 | — | #3,557 | #128 |
| 1951 | 2,393 | — | #4,021 | #121 |
| 1950 | 2,286 | — | #2,440 | #121 |
| 1949 | 2,170 | — | #3,005 | #128 |
| 1948 | 2,280 | — | #3,358 | #124 |
| 1947 | 2,228 | — | #2,902 | #129 |
| 1946 | 2,056 | — | #3,432 | #126 |
| 1945 | 1,872 | — | #2,746 | #120 |
| 1944 | 1,982 | — | #2,293 | #115 |
| 1943 | 2,213 | — | #3,045 | #113 |
| 1942 | 2,083 | — | #2,671 | #115 |
| 1941 | 2,028 | — | #2,534 | #107 |
| 1940 | 1,923 | — | #2,425 | #106 |
| 1939 | 1,957 | — | #1,948 | #103 |
| 1938 | 2,069 | — | #3,860 | #98 |
| 1937 | 1,991 | — | #4,271 | #99 |
| 1936 | 1,984 | — | #2,155 | #96 |
| 1935 | 2,180 | — | #2,100 | #91 |
| 1934 | 2,167 | — | #1,699 | #93 |
| 1933 | 2,137 | — | #2,876 | #88 |
| 1932 | 2,291 | — | #1,959 | #87 |
| 1931 | 2,324 | — | #1,504 | #80 |
| 1930 | 2,536 | — | #1,611 | #79 |
| 1929 | 2,585 | — | #1,393 | #77 |
| 1928 | 2,767 | — | #2,094 | #72 |
| 1927 | 2,908 | — | #1,674 | #66 |
| 1926 | 2,714 | — | #1,884 | #72 |
| 1925 | 2,796 | — | #2,021 | #70 |
| 1924 | 2,783 | — | #1,772 | #73 |
| 1923 | 2,674 | — | #1,601 | #73 |
| 1922 | 2,614 | — | #2,389 | #73 |
| 1921 | 2,704 | — | #2,122 | #73 |
| 1920 | 2,545 | — | #1,818 | #76 |
| 1919 | 2,405 | — | #1,746 | #76 |
| 1918 | 2,437 | — | #1,498 | #80 |
| 1917 | 2,164 | — | #1,654 | #81 |
| 1916 | 2,116 | — | #1,582 | #82 |
| 1915 | 2,017 | — | #2,542 | #81 |
| 1914 | 1,542 | — | #2,274 | #78 |
| 1913 | 1,144 | — | — | #82 |
| 1912 | 936 | — | #2,369 | #86 |
| 1911 | 465 | — | #2,480 | #89 |
| 1910 | 401 | — | — | #85 |
| 1909 | 363 | — | — | #82 |
| 1908 | 312 | — | #2,113 | #89 |
| 1907 | 245 | — | — | #99 |
| 1906 | 239 | — | — | #95 |
| 1905 | 258 | — | — | #92 |
| 1904 | 247 | — | — | #88 |
| 1903 | 222 | — | — | #90 |
| 1902 | 201 | — | — | #99 |
| 1901 | 179 | — | — | #95 |
| 1900 | 223 | — | — | #105 |
| 1899 | 173 | — | — | #103 |
| 1898 | 184 | — | — | #104 |
| 1897 | 186 | — | — | #97 |
| 1896 | 183 | — | — | #102 |
| 1895 | 179 | — | — | #103 |
| 1894 | 167 | — | — | #108 |
| 1893 | 163 | — | — | #107 |
| 1892 | 164 | — | — | #109 |
| 1891 | 121 | — | — | #115 |
| 1890 | 147 | — | — | #112 |
| 1889 | 137 | — | — | #113 |
| 1888 | 157 | — | — | #106 |
| 1887 | 128 | — | — | #107 |
| 1886 | 112 | — | — | #123 |
| 1885 | 125 | — | — | #111 |
| 1884 | 145 | — | — | #106 |
| 1883 | 113 | — | — | #113 |
| 1882 | 132 | — | — | #113 |
| 1881 | 105 | — | — | #115 |
| 1880 | 102 | — | — | #132 |