How Many People Are Named Alvan?
An estimated 378 people in the United States have the first name Alvan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Alvan peaked in popularity in 1927 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alvan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alvan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
378
About 1 in 906,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1927
53 births
Total Registered
1,101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alvan
Alvan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,101 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alvan as a male name
Ranked #12,284 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1927 (53 births)
Alvan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alvan span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 300 babies were registered. Alvan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alvan by Decade
How has Alvan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alvan by State
Alvan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alvan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alvan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alvan?
We estimate approximately 378 people named Alvan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 906,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Alvan a common name?
Alvan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alvan most popular?
Alvan reached peak popularity in 1927, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alvan is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alvan a male name?
Alvan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alvan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alvan Smith, Alvan Johnson, Alvan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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