Alvis
Alvis is a name with multiple cultural origins: Norse Mythology, Latvian.
- Norse Mythology
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Alvis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alvis is a name with multiple cultural origins: Norse Mythology, Latvian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norse Mythology
- Latvian
The Story of Alvis
As a girl name
Alvis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1911, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 14 births, good for #2,246 nationwide. About 24% of every Alvis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Alvis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1971, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 326 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Alvis as a boy name dates back to 1881, when 7 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 101 newborns named Alvis — #638 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Alvis ranks #5,827 for boys with 15 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Alvis
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alvis. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Alvíss
Names that sound like Alvis
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About the name Alvis
Alvis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Alvis's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #552. Use the chart and map above to compare Alvis'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.