Alvah

Alvah

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Alvah first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 102 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1916 with 55 babies (rank #841 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5 boys (rank #12,403). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

1,880

Total babies (all years)

102

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	18	#404
1881	6	#785
1882	13	#514
1883	18	#412
1884	11	#571
1885	23	#364
1886	8	#699
1887	10	#586
1888	14	#528
1889	11	#583
1890	12	#567
1891	9	#641
1892	11	#642
1893	11	#618
1894	10	#672
1895	14	#557
1896	17	#501
1897	10	#683
1898	5	#1,126
1899	10	#662
1900	10	#838
1901	7	#861
1902	12	#653
1905	7	#1,005
1906	5	#1,256
1907	9	#931
1908	5	#1,377
1909	9	#1,022
1910	6	#1,429
1911	16	#825
1912	25	#893
1913	31	#872
1914	44	#795
1915	45	#926
1916	55	#841
1917	30	#1,238
1918	41	#1,062
1919	33	#1,231
1920	45	#1,036
1921	28	#1,413
1922	28	#1,396
1923	41	#1,115
1924	38	#1,170
1925	44	#1,041
1926	41	#1,108
1927	42	#1,098
1928	29	#1,355
1929	33	#1,215
1930	36	#1,173
1931	28	#1,303
1932	41	#1,036
1933	33	#1,145
1934	28	#1,266
1935	21	#1,494
1936	27	#1,272
1937	13	#1,994
1938	19	#1,561
1939	20	#1,490
1940	17	#1,682
1941	19	#1,588
1942	24	#1,422
1943	21	#1,530
1944	24	#1,370
1945	13	#1,928
1946	22	#1,511
1947	21	#1,648
1948	11	#2,329
1949	19	#1,705
1950	26	#1,435
1951	16	#1,907
1952	16	#1,939
1953	16	#1,960
1954	28	#1,435
1955	19	#1,791
1956	21	#1,723
1957	15	#2,096
1958	16	#2,026
1959	11	#2,533
1960	7	#3,349
1961	9	#2,904
1962	9	#2,848
1963	6	#3,658
1964	5	#4,055
1968	8	#3,114
1969	10	#2,870
1970	9	#3,287
1971	10	#3,154
1973	10	#3,230
1974	7	#4,205
1975	6	#4,818
1976	7	#4,441
1977	7	#4,608
1978	5	#5,810
1981	6	#5,498
1982	6	#5,651
1983	7	#4,935
1984	5	#6,347
1986	5	#6,755
2015	5	#12,178
2016	6	#10,823
2023	7	#9,798
2024	5	#12,403

Year

Babies

Rank

1880

#404

1881

#785

1882

#514

1883

#412

1884

#571

1885

#364

1886

#699

1887

#586

1888

#528

1889

#583

1890

#567

1891

#641

1892

#642

1893

#618

1894

#672

1895

#557

1896

#501

1897

#683

1898

#1,126

1899

#662

1900

#838

1901

#861

1902

#653

1905

#1,005

1906

#1,256

1907

#931

1908

#1,377

1909

#1,022

1910

#1,429

1911

#825

1912

#893

1913

#872

1914

#795

1915

#926

1916

#841

1917

#1,238

1918

#1,062

1919

#1,231

1920

#1,036

1921

#1,413

1922

#1,396

1923

#1,115

1924

#1,170

1925

#1,041

1926

#1,108

1927

#1,098

1928

#1,355

1929

#1,215

1930

#1,173

1931

#1,303

1932

#1,036

1933

#1,145

1934

#1,266

1935

#1,494

1936

#1,272

1937

#1,994

1938

#1,561

1939

#1,490

1940

#1,682

1941

#1,588

1942

#1,422

1943

#1,530

1944

#1,370

1945

#1,928

1946

#1,511

1947

#1,648

1948

#2,329

1949

#1,705

1950

#1,435

1951

#1,907

1952

#1,939

1953

#1,960

1954

#1,435

1955

#1,791

1956

#1,723

1957

#2,096

1958

#2,026

1959

#2,533

1960

#3,349

1961

#2,904

1962

#2,848

1963

#3,658

1964

#4,055

1968

#3,114

1969

#2,870

1970

#3,287

1971

#3,154

1973

#3,230

1974

#4,205

1975

#4,818

1976

#4,441

1977

#4,608

1978

#5,810

1981

#5,498

1982

#5,651

1983

#4,935

1984

#6,347

1986

#6,755

2015

#12,178

2016

#10,823

2023

#9,798

2024

#12,403

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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