Alva
Girl · AL-va
Alva is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
Where does Alva come from?
Swedish name, and an English spelling of Irish Ailbhe
- Say it
- AL-va
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Is Alva a girl's or a boy's name?
Alva is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 22 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Alva in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Alva, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th.
2025 had the most girls named Alva of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Alva in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65 girls in the UK were given Alva or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #598, up from #1,570 for this spelling alone.
- Ailbhe 45
- Alva 20
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,809th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Alva in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Alva in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,553among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Alva, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,606th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 196 girls. 6 boys were also named Alva in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Alva than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Alva in the US since 1880 were born between 1917 and 1954, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1880, 20% of the babies named Alva in the US were girls. By 2024 it was 79%, with more girls than boys since 1979.
Alva in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,245 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3,606 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4,342 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4,766 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 41 | #2,708 |
| 1988 | 31 | #3,160 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 35 | #2,703 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 33 | #2,723 |
| 1980 | 36 | #2,603 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 28 | #2,859 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,908 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 31 | #2,516 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 30 | #2,455 |
| 1972 | 29 | #2,451 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,906 |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1969 | 38 | #2,023 |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,647 |
| 1967 | 39 | #1,881 |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,700 |
| 1965 | 53 | #1,528 |
| 1964 | 56 | #1,518 |
| 1963 | 52 | #1,564 |
| 1962 | 75 | #1,278 |
| 1961 | 54 | #1,532 |
| 1960 | 59 | #1,429 |
| 1959 | 52 | #1,498 |
| 1958 | 73 | #1,239 |
| 1957 | 81 | #1,172 |
| 1956 | 85 | #1,115 |
| 1955 | 98 | #1,009 |
| 1954 | 89 | #1,038 |
| 1953 | 67 | #1,177 |
| 1952 | 81 | #1,045 |
| 1951 | 91 | #976 |
| 1950 | 80 | #1,017 |
| 1949 | 84 | #972 |
| 1948 | 88 | #922 |
| 1947 | 95 | #908 |
| 1946 | 79 | #935 |
| 1945 | 67 | #925 |
| 1944 | 83 | #836 |
| 1943 | 97 | #788 |
| 1942 | 91 | #802 |
| 1941 | 93 | #735 |
| 1940 | 98 | #702 |
| 1939 | 117 | #623 |
| 1938 | 100 | #687 |
| 1937 | 118 | #624 |
| 1936 | 106 | #638 |
| 1935 | 116 | #604 |
| 1934 | 119 | #604 |
| 1933 | 117 | #597 |
| 1932 | 137 | #559 |
| 1931 | 135 | #568 |
| 1930 | 120 | #631 |
| 1929 | 126 | #609 |
| 1928 | 163 | #545 |
| 1927 | 164 | #552 |
| 1926 | 156 | #570 |
| 1925 | 154 | #580 |
| 1924 | 167 | #560 |
| 1923 | 149 | #593 |
| 1922 | 174 | #534 |
| 1921 | 165 | #553 |
| 1920 | 173 | #541 |
| 1919 | 174 | #516 |
| 1918 | 196 | #483 |
| 1917 | 161 | #526 |
| 1916 | 176 | #480 |
| 1915 | 146 | #518 |
| 1914 | 121 | #507 |
| 1913 | 142 | #413 |
| 1912 | 125 | #414 |
| 1911 | 83 | #446 |
| 1910 | 80 | #445 |
| 1909 | 70 | #442 |
| 1908 | 60 | #464 |
| 1907 | 74 | #412 |
| 1906 | 65 | #423 |
| 1905 | 58 | #442 |
| 1904 | 49 | #469 |
| 1903 | 58 | #414 |
| 1902 | 54 | #420 |
| 1901 | 49 | #428 |
| 1900 | 67 | #407 |
| 1899 | 39 | #467 |
| 1898 | 56 | #411 |
| 1897 | 51 | #408 |
| 1896 | 76 | #334 |
| 1895 | 61 | #357 |
| 1894 | 50 | #398 |
| 1893 | 41 | #422 |
| 1892 | 40 | #419 |
| 1891 | 26 | #506 |
| 1890 | 35 | #429 |
| 1889 | 22 | #543 |
| 1888 | 32 | #439 |
| 1887 | 32 | #378 |
| 1886 | 21 | #476 |
| 1885 | 17 | #520 |
| 1884 | 9 | #731 |
| 1883 | 6 | #817 |
| 1882 | 13 | #507 |
| 1881 | 13 | #470 |
| 1880 | 17 | #403 |
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