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Alva

Alva means “elf”. 6,580 US babies since 1940, peak 1943.

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What it means

“elf”

Well documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1943

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6,580 US babies were named Alva between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Alva (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 8 Alivias spell it Alva

  • Alivia 69%
  • Alva 13%
  • Alyvia 12%
  • Aliviah 2%
  • Alivya 1%
  • Alivea 1%
  • Alyviah 1%
  • Alvia 1%
  • Aliviya <1%
  • Aliviyah <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1943)