Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Alvin
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1927
Peak era
1927
Peak births
2,883
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Alvin
How many people are named Alvin?
An estimated 66,462 living Americans are named Alvin.
How rare is Alvin?
Alvin is uncommon among babies today, with 294 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 89.8% from its 1927 peak.
How old is the typical Alvin?
The median age of a living American named Alvin is approximately 57 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 70 years old.
Is Alvin still popular?
Not especially. Alvin has been declining since its 1927 peak and registered 294 births in 2025.
Where is Alvin most common?
Alvin has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 5.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19272025
Peak year
1927
Decline from peak
89.8%
2025
294
All-time
161,414
Where it lives now
Alvin is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 3.9× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Alvin is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.