Alva

Unisex

Alva has been given to 20,158 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1917.

Meaning & origin /ˈæl.və/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

20,158

Peak year

1917 (478 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +12%

Gender split

44% girls / 56% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Alva.

20,365 babies since 1881

20,612 babies since 1880

20,653 babies since 1891

19,298 babies since 1880

19,227 babies since 1880

19,162 babies since 1880

21,226 babies since 1880

18,724 babies since 1880

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