Name meaning & stats
Alvin
Alvin means “elf friend” (Old English origin). 92,747 US babies since 1940, peak 1956.
What it means
“elf friend”
Old EnglishWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1956
92,747 US babies were named Alvin between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Alvin (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Alvin is the main spelling
- Alvin 99%
- Alvan <1%
- Alven <1%
- Alvon <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1956)