Alvia
Alvia is a high-speed train service in Spain offered by Renfe on long-distance routes with a top speed of 250 km/h (160 mph). The trains have the ability to use both Iberian gauge and standard gauge, which allows them to travel on the recently constructed high-speed lines for part of the journey before switching to the "classic" Iberian gauge network to complete it.
Meaning & Origin of Alvia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alvia is a high-speed train service in Spain offered by Renfe on long-distance routes with a top speed of 250 km/h (160 mph). The trains have the ability to use both Iberian gauge and standard gauge, which allows them to travel on the recently constructed high-speed lines for part of the journey before switching to the "classic" Iberian gauge network to complete it.
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The Story of Alvia
As a girl name
Alvia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1896, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 13 Alvias were born — ranking #2,590 that year. As of 2026, Alvia ranks #15,292 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 393 Alvias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Alvia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 18 Alvias were born — ranking #1,894 that year. As of 2026, Alvia ranks #3,968 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 441 Alvias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alvia
Alvia is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 441 births in the dataset. Alvia's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,894. Use the chart and map above to compare Alvia'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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