Is Alvan a boy or girl name?

Alvan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,101 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Alvan

Recorded 1883–2016 · United States

Alvan was most popular in 1927, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,907 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,101 people named Alvan.

Alvan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alvan’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alvan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alvan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,101 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alvan

Where Alvan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Massachusetts 36.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org