Alvie
Alvie is a small crofting hamlet on the south shore of Loch Alvie in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Inverness-shire, within the Scottish council area of Highland. It is also the name of a working Scottish Highland estate and a civil parish.
Meaning & Origin of Alvie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alvie is a small crofting hamlet on the south shore of Loch Alvie in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Inverness-shire, within the Scottish council area of Highland. It is also the name of a working Scottish Highland estate and a civil parish.
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Origin & history
The Story of Alvie
As a girl name
Alvie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1888, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 25 Alvies were born — ranking #1,723 that year. As of 2026, Alvie ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 623 Alvies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Alvie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 106 Alvies were born — ranking #616 that year. As of 2026, Alvie ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 4K Alvies 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 Alvie
Alvie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Alvie's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #616. Use the chart and map above to compare Alvie'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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