Over the past 110 years, 21 girls and 151 020 boys have been named Alvin. The name Alvin ranks 13226th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Alvin in 1916. The peak of popularity of the name Alvin came in the 1910s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.