Alve
Alve is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Alve
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alve is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Alve
Alve first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 7 births, good for #3,489 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 75% of all recorded Alves. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1925 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 24 Alves have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Alve
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About the name Alve
Alve is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Alve's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,489. Use the chart and map above to compare Alve's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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