boy's name
Alven
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 462
Alven is a boy's name. In 2012 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1922, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1905.
Alven over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 70 |
| 1920s | 138 |
| 1930s | 96 |
| 1940s | 67 |
| 1950s | 41 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s (to 2012) | 5 |
How popular is Alven?
In 2012, Alven was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alven
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alven also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alven over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alven
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alven — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alven
How popular is the name Alven?
In 2012, Alven was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Alven a girl's or a boy's name?
Alven is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Alven most popular?
Alven peaked in 1922, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.