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Alvin

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What official birth registration shows about Alvin: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #638 to #1505.200020052010201520202025#638#1505
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1168
1997#914
1998#924
1999#1505
2000#1241
2001#910
2002#993
2003#833
2004#667
2005#691
2006#748
2007#638
2008#775
2009#868
2010#706
2011#907
2012#704
2013#762
2014#866
2015#753
2016#1187
2017#730
2018#932
2019#813
2020#1051
2021#907
2022#1058
2023#890
2024#1132
2025#934

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 33 of the 75 years from 1951 to 2025.

In 2025: #160 among boys in Norway, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #934 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1951–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #373 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1951–2025

    Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1951–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #934 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1951 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #126 in Norway in 2023.

Alvin's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#93433HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#113225HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#89035HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#105827HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#90733HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#105126HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#81338HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#93231HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#73047HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#118723HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#75343HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#86634HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#76242HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#70447HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#90732HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#70643HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#86832HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#77537HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#63845HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#74834HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#69137HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#66736HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#83324HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#99317HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#91018HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#124111HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#92416HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#91416HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#116811HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#16032HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#15035HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#12647HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#16530HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#18724HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#21718HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#14740HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#17033HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#17631HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#17433HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#16536HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#15938HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#16835HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#18631HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#17036HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#17931HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#21626HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#19727HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#24220HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#27915HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#33510HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#3469HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4217HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5364HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5095HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5295HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5784HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5595HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#6044HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5425HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4135HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3755HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3734HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#37310HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4447HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#5274HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4035HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#3043HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2376HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2357HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#3333HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2228HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#2516HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Alvin is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Alvin, between 1951 and 2025, in 50 of those 75 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2023Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1976England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: highest position in 200419512025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1951–202533#126 in 2023
Republic of Ireland1973–202526#222 in 1976
England and Wales1996–202530#638 in 2007
Northern Ireland2004–20102#305 in 2004

Its high point came 47 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1976) than in Norway (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 11 years after 1959; it appears again in 1971.

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What is known about Alvin

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1951–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1951 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #126 in Norway in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.