Alvin
Boy · AL-vin · Old English
Alvin is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “elf friend”. In 2025 it ranked 1,008th for boys in the UK (33 babies) and 838th for boys in the US (294 babies).
What does Alvin mean?
Old English
“elf friend”
Usually traced to the Old English name Aelfwine, 'elf friend', though Aethelwine, 'noble friend', may also have contributed.
- Say it
- AL-vin
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Is Alvin a girl's or a boy's name?
Alvin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the UK and 294 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alvin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,008among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 9,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Alvin, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 48 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alvin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 934th in England and Wales.
Alvin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,198 |
| 2023 | 35 | #969 |
| 2022 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2021 | 33 | #993 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 2019 | 39 | #859 |
| 2018 | 32 | #1,002 |
| 2017 | 47 | #796 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 44 | #794 |
| 2014 | 37 | #891 |
| 2013 | 45 | #784 |
| 2012 | 48 | #753 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 48 | #717 |
| 2009 | 35 | #882 |
| 2008 | 37 | #837 |
| 2007 | 47 | #676 |
| 2006 | 37 | #772 |
| 2005 | 39 | #730 |
| 2004 | 41 | #649 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 16 | #980 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Alvin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #838among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 294about 1 in 5,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 294 boys in the US were named Alvin, making it the 838th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 681st. Its busiest year was 1927, with 2,883 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Alvin than any year since 1907.
Half of all the boys named Alvin in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 1964, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alvin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 294 | #838 |
| 2024 | 318 | #791 |
| 2023 | 337 | #765 |
| 2022 | 352 | #737 |
| 2021 | 325 | #770 |
| 2020 | 377 | #681 |
| 2019 | 399 | #663 |
| 2018 | 390 | #655 |
| 2017 | 439 | #603 |
| 2016 | 471 | #585 |
| 2015 | 455 | #601 |
| 2014 | 462 | #595 |
| 2013 | 458 | #569 |
| 2012 | 505 | #521 |
| 2011 | 464 | #548 |
| 2010 | 492 | #526 |
| 2009 | 471 | #560 |
| 2008 | 658 | #436 |
| 2007 | 522 | #505 |
| 2006 | 516 | #503 |
| 2005 | 516 | #483 |
| 2004 | 484 | #505 |
| 2003 | 477 | #510 |
| 2002 | 533 | #457 |
| 2001 | 541 | #447 |
| 2000 | 522 | #456 |
| 1999 | 520 | #443 |
| 1998 | 521 | #440 |
| 1997 | 541 | #424 |
| 1996 | 499 | #450 |
| 1995 | 548 | #415 |
| 1994 | 556 | #409 |
| 1993 | 648 | #364 |
| 1992 | 633 | #369 |
| 1991 | 693 | #350 |
| 1990 | 749 | #331 |
| 1989 | 823 | #297 |
| 1988 | 688 | #317 |
| 1987 | 729 | #294 |
| 1986 | 676 | #301 |
| 1985 | 705 | #291 |
| 1984 | 690 | #295 |
| 1983 | 706 | #289 |
| 1982 | 783 | #270 |
| 1981 | 806 | #270 |
| 1980 | 868 | #254 |
| 1979 | 815 | #259 |
| 1978 | 800 | #252 |
| 1977 | 762 | #259 |
| 1976 | 766 | #257 |
| 1975 | 856 | #240 |
| 1974 | 811 | #247 |
| 1973 | 870 | #241 |
| 1972 | 881 | #243 |
| 1971 | 1,029 | #230 |
| 1970 | 1,087 | #223 |
| 1969 | 1,060 | #221 |
| 1968 | 1,112 | #209 |
| 1967 | 1,225 | #193 |
| 1966 | 1,239 | #196 |
| 1965 | 1,328 | #190 |
| 1964 | 1,459 | #195 |
| 1963 | 1,503 | #197 |
| 1962 | 1,711 | #177 |
| 1961 | 1,877 | #168 |
| 1960 | 1,995 | #166 |
| 1959 | 2,261 | #153 |
| 1958 | 2,180 | #154 |
| 1957 | 2,388 | #144 |
| 1956 | 2,431 | #134 |
| 1955 | 2,360 | #134 |
| 1954 | 2,367 | #135 |
| 1953 | 2,110 | #140 |
| 1952 | 2,336 | #128 |
| 1951 | 2,385 | #121 |
| 1950 | 2,269 | #121 |
| 1949 | 2,158 | #128 |
| 1948 | 2,270 | #124 |
| 1947 | 2,215 | #129 |
| 1946 | 2,047 | #126 |
| 1945 | 1,861 | #120 |
| 1944 | 1,967 | #115 |
| 1943 | 2,203 | #113 |
| 1942 | 2,071 | #115 |
| 1941 | 2,016 | #107 |
| 1940 | 1,911 | #106 |
| 1939 | 1,940 | #103 |
| 1938 | 2,063 | #98 |
| 1937 | 1,986 | #99 |
| 1936 | 1,970 | #96 |
| 1935 | 2,165 | #91 |
| 1934 | 2,147 | #93 |
| 1933 | 2,128 | #88 |
| 1932 | 2,274 | #87 |
| 1931 | 2,299 | #80 |
| 1930 | 2,512 | #79 |
| 1929 | 2,555 | #77 |
| 1928 | 2,750 | #72 |
| 1927 | 2,883 | #66 |
| 1926 | 2,693 | #72 |
| 1925 | 2,777 | #70 |
| 1924 | 2,759 | #73 |
| 1923 | 2,647 | #73 |
| 1922 | 2,599 | #73 |
| 1921 | 2,686 | #73 |
| 1920 | 2,523 | #76 |
| 1919 | 2,383 | #76 |
| 1918 | 2,409 | #80 |
| 1917 | 2,142 | #81 |
| 1916 | 2,093 | #82 |
| 1915 | 2,006 | #81 |
| 1914 | 1,532 | #78 |
| 1913 | 1,144 | #82 |
| 1912 | 929 | #86 |
| 1911 | 460 | #89 |
| 1910 | 401 | #85 |
| 1909 | 363 | #82 |
| 1908 | 307 | #89 |
| 1907 | 245 | #99 |
| 1906 | 239 | #95 |
| 1905 | 258 | #92 |
| 1904 | 247 | #88 |
| 1903 | 222 | #90 |
| 1902 | 201 | #99 |
| 1901 | 179 | #95 |
| 1900 | 223 | #104 |
| 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 | #111 |
| 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 | #131 |
Nicknames for Alvin
- Al 19 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Alvin
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