Is Alva a boy or girl name?
Alva is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 31 girls and 8 boys were named Alva, so 79.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 44% of the 20,130 US babies named Alva were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,991
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,465
- Babies named Alva since 1880
- 20,130
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 478 babies
Boys and girls named Alva, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 663 | 182 | 21.5% |
| 1890s | 689 | 475 | 40.8% |
| 1900s | 575 | 604 | 51.2% |
| 1910s | 1,978 | 1,404 | 41.5% |
| 1920s | 2,551 | 1,591 | 38.4% |
| 1930s | 1,681 | 1,185 | 41.3% |
| 1940s | 1,216 | 875 | 41.8% |
| 1950s | 717 | 797 | 52.6% |
| 1960s | 479 | 519 | 52% |
| 1970s | 292 | 316 | 52% |
| 1980s | 158 | 279 | 63.8% |
| 1990s | 104 | 157 | 60.2% |
| 2000s | 52 | 132 | 71.7% |
| 2010s | 65 | 197 | 75.2% |
| 2020s | 43 | 154 | 78.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,991 | 31 | #4,465 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,771 | 24 | #5,255 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,785 | 29 | #4,676 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,232 | 29 | #4,619 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,521 | 41 | #3,614 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,230 | 32 | #4,349 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,646 | 28 | #4,775 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,349 | 21 | #5,834 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,169 | 27 | #4,999 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,718 | 19 | #6,471 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,777 | 12 | #9,007 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,835 | 14 | #8,168 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,230 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,652 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,830 | 17 | #7,236 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,409 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,106 | 15 | #8,128 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,619 | 14 | #8,545 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,324 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,542 | 13 | #8,360 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,557 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,963 | 17 | #6,598 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,848 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,292 | 8 | #11,075 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,936 | 18 | #5,950 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,667 | 8 | #10,394 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,869 | 14 | #6,734 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,658 | 6 | #12,158 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,995 | 17 | #5,540 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,061 | 12 | #7,069 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,402 | 12 | #7,120 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,017 | 23 | #4,398 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,331 | 22 | #4,531 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,537 | 17 | #5,411 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,414 | 26 | #3,911 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,456 | 41 | #2,716 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,712 | 31 | #3,167 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,587 | 14 | #5,324 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,136 | 19 | #4,193 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,404 | 35 | #2,705 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,466 | 16 | #4,480 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,793 | 28 | #2,981 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,271 | 26 | #3,260 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,782 | 33 | #2,723 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,060 | 36 | #2,604 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,467 | 22 | #3,543 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,719 | 28 | #2,862 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,862 | 27 | #2,910 |
| 1976 | 24 | #2,001 | 29 | #2,665 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,836 | 31 | #2,518 |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,749 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,355 | 30 | #2,458 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,603 | 29 | #2,453 |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,415 | 45 | #1,906 |
| 1970 | 35 | #1,416 | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1969 | 52 | #1,075 | 38 | #2,025 |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,284 | 49 | #1,648 |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,253 | 39 | #1,882 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,195 | 44 | #1,700 |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,129 | 53 | #1,529 |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,059 | 56 | #1,518 |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,151 | 52 | #1,565 |
| 1962 | 52 | #1,057 | 75 | #1,279 |
| 1961 | 65 | #950 | 54 | #1,534 |
| 1960 | 60 | #984 | 59 | #1,431 |
| 1959 | 68 | #926 | 52 | #1,500 |
| 1958 | 57 | #1,006 | 73 | #1,239 |
| 1957 | 58 | #995 | 81 | #1,173 |
| 1956 | 59 | #970 | 85 | #1,116 |
| 1955 | 82 | #807 | 98 | #1,010 |
| 1954 | 68 | #892 | 89 | #1,039 |
| 1953 | 65 | #888 | 67 | #1,178 |
| 1952 | 97 | #714 | 81 | #1,046 |
| 1951 | 66 | #857 | 91 | #977 |
| 1950 | 97 | #695 | 80 | #1,018 |
| 1949 | 111 | #649 | 84 | #973 |
| 1948 | 115 | #633 | 88 | #923 |
| 1947 | 131 | #595 | 95 | #909 |
| 1946 | 114 | #603 | 79 | #936 |
| 1945 | 115 | #558 | 67 | #926 |
| 1944 | 112 | #579 | 83 | #836 |
| 1943 | 148 | #508 | 97 | #788 |
| 1942 | 131 | #532 | 91 | #802 |
| 1941 | 102 | #586 | 93 | #735 |
| 1940 | 137 | #497 | 98 | #702 |
| 1939 | 140 | #485 | 117 | #623 |
| 1938 | 156 | #463 | 100 | #687 |
| 1937 | 155 | #451 | 118 | #624 |
| 1936 | 177 | #416 | 106 | #638 |
| 1935 | 146 | #470 | 116 | #604 |
| 1934 | 155 | #451 | 119 | #604 |
| 1933 | 156 | #442 | 117 | #597 |
| 1932 | 175 | #424 | 137 | #559 |
| 1931 | 213 | #385 | 135 | #568 |
| 1930 | 208 | #402 | 120 | #631 |
| 1929 | 241 | #369 | 126 | #610 |
| 1928 | 207 | #415 | 163 | #545 |
| 1927 | 245 | #374 | 164 | #552 |
| 1926 | 259 | #364 | 156 | #570 |
| 1925 | 239 | #388 | 154 | #580 |
| 1924 | 273 | #362 | 167 | #560 |
| 1923 | 274 | #359 | 149 | #593 |
| 1922 | 246 | #384 | 174 | #534 |
| 1921 | 289 | #351 | 165 | #553 |
| 1920 | 278 | #353 | 173 | #541 |
| 1919 | 264 | #350 | 174 | #516 |
| 1918 | 273 | #346 | 196 | #484 |
| 1917 | 317 | #294 | 161 | #526 |
| 1916 | 260 | #330 | 176 | #481 |
| 1915 | 262 | #324 | 146 | #518 |
| 1914 | 178 | #350 | 121 | #507 |
| 1913 | 167 | #307 | 142 | #413 |
| 1912 | 138 | #312 | 125 | #414 |
| 1911 | 58 | #363 | 83 | #447 |
| 1910 | 61 | #317 | 80 | #445 |
| 1909 | 68 | #268 | 70 | #442 |
| 1908 | 36 | #389 | 60 | #464 |
| 1907 | 59 | #272 | 74 | #412 |
| 1906 | 64 | #246 | 65 | #423 |
| 1905 | 57 | #263 | 58 | #442 |
| 1904 | 49 | #273 | 49 | #470 |
| 1903 | 50 | #257 | 58 | #414 |
| 1902 | 60 | #234 | 54 | #420 |
| 1901 | 59 | #228 | 49 | #428 |
| 1900 | 73 | #237 | 67 | #408 |
| 1899 | 61 | #213 | 39 | #469 |
| 1898 | 67 | #216 | 56 | #412 |
| 1897 | 69 | #204 | 51 | #408 |
| 1896 | 68 | #219 | 76 | #334 |
| 1895 | 74 | #197 | 61 | #357 |
| 1894 | 76 | #194 | 50 | #398 |
| 1893 | 66 | #208 | 41 | #422 |
| 1892 | 74 | #202 | 40 | #420 |
| 1891 | 66 | #188 | 26 | #507 |
| 1890 | 68 | #194 | 35 | #429 |
| 1889 | 62 | #205 | 22 | #543 |
| 1888 | 74 | #202 | 32 | #439 |
| 1887 | 58 | #201 | 32 | #379 |
| 1886 | 64 | #206 | 21 | #476 |
| 1885 | 46 | #243 | 17 | #522 |
| 1884 | 62 | #209 | 9 | #735 |
| 1883 | 72 | #172 | 6 | #821 |
| 1882 | 85 | #162 | 13 | #508 |
| 1881 | 70 | #171 | 13 | #470 |
| 1880 | 70 | #180 | 17 | #404 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alva reached #162 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #334 in 1896. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alva
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.