Alvin has been given to about 162,512 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.
Alvin ranks 838th among American boys in 2025, with 294 born that year. Its best year was 1927, when 2,908 babies were given the name, ranking 66th. The typical living American called Alvin is about 67 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.