Alvina
Feminine form of Alvin, which descends from Old English Aelfwine, built from aelf, meaning elf, and wine, meaning friend.
Alvina in 2025
Alvina was given to 19 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 10,646th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 174,492 babies born.
The history of Alvina
Alvina reached its highest point in 1917, when 293 babies were given the name, ranking 679th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 388th, in 1891.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 10,507 babies have been named Alvina. Half of them were born before 1922, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Alvina by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alvina | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 533 | 430 |
| 1890s | 981 | 388 |
| 1900s | 976 | 458 |
| 1910s | 2,075 | 614 |
| 1920s | 1,941 | 790 |
| 1930s | 979 | 1,060 |
| 1940s | 616 | 1,541 |
| 1950s | 525 | 1,986 |
| 1960s | 356 | 2,668 |
| 1970s | 420 | 2,730 |
| 1980s | 312 | 3,248 |
| 1990s | 259 | 4,847 |
| 2000s | 198 | 8,342 |
| 2010s | 226 | 7,047 |
| 2020s | 110 | 9,191 |
Where Alvina is heading
Alvina has fallen 27% over the past decade, from 26 babies in 2015 to 19 in 2025.
Names like Alvina
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alvina.