How Many People Are Named Alvaro?
An estimated 15,821 people in the United States have the first name Alvaro. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Alvaro peaked in popularity in 2000 with 441 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alvaro 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 Alvaro paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,821
About 1 in 21,665 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2000
441 births
Total Registered
17,032
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alvaro
Alvaro is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 17,032 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alvaro as a male name
Ranked #770 in 2024
327 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (441 births)
Alvaro as a female name
Ranked #15,574 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 2002 (5 births)
Alvaro: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alvaro span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,915 babies were registered. While Alvaro is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alvaro by Decade
How has Alvaro 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.
Alvaro by State
Birth registrations for Alvaro span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Nebraska, Minnesota. On average, about 462 Alvaros were registered per state.
Alvaro + Last Name Combinations
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Alvaro: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alvaro?
We estimate approximately 15,821 people named Alvaro 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 21,665 Americans share this first name.
Is Alvaro a common name?
Alvaro is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,032 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alvaro most popular?
Alvaro reached peak popularity in 2000, when 441 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alvaro is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alvaro a male name?
Alvaro is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alvaro Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alvaro Smith, Alvaro Johnson, Alvaro 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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