Alva
3 countries#10695 in United States, 2025US
#10695
in United States, 2025
FR
#2239
in France, 2022
SCOT
#632
in Scotland, 2025
Total births recorded
20,253
Peak year (United States)
1917
Peak-year count
478
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Alva was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
20,158 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #10695 · peaked in 1917 with 478 births
Most common in: Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
81 births recorded 1999–2022 · currently #2239 · peaked in 2022 with 14 births
Most common in: Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
14 births recorded 2016–2025 · currently #632 · peaked in 2022 with 4 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Alva’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #9243 | — |
| 2003 | #10894 | ↓1651 |
| 2004 | #7536 | ↑3358 |
| 2005 | #11472 | ↓3936 |
| 2007 | #7590 | ↑3882 |
| 2008 | #11037 | ↓3447 |
| 2010 | #10766 | ↑271 |
| 2013 | #8789 | ↑1977 |
| 2014 | #10717 | ↓1928 |
| 2015 | #10644 | ↑73 |
| 2016 | #7157 | ↑3487 |
| 2017 | #6338 | ↑819 |
| 2018 | #7617 | ↓1279 |
| 2019 | #12145 | ↓4528 |
| 2020 | #7502 | ↑4643 |
| 2021 | #12146 | ↓4644 |
| 2022 | #7768 | ↑4378 |
| 2023 | #7738 | ↑30 |
| 2024 | #8987 | ↓1249 |
| 2025 | #10695 | ↓1708 |