Boy name Old English origin

Alvin

AL-vin · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Noble friend
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · friendly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#791
2024 births316
Peak year1927
First appeared1880
Total US births161,108
1927 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AlVin
Alternate spellings
Alvyn
In other languages
AlwinAlvino

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