boys' name ★ peaked 2000

Alvaro

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #777 Trend ↑ Rising 33%
Rank 2025
#777
among boys · ↓7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
328
named Alvaro
How common
1 in 5,208
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2000
441 babies
All-time total
17,362
#894 all-time among boys
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Alvaro popularity over time

17,362 babies have been named Alvaro since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 78 78 8 – #1,598
1920s – 259 259 26 +232% #1,111
1930s – 232 232 23 -10% #1,171
1940s – 270 270 27 +16% #997
1950s – 499 499 50 +85% #918
1960s – 658 658 66 +32% #827
1970s – 1,202 1,202 120 +83% #677
1980s – 2,422 2,422 242 +101% #455
1990s – 3,355 3,355 336 +39% #539
2000s 5 3,910 3,915 392 +17% #513
2010s – 2,575 2,575 258 -34% #774
2020s (to 2025) – 1,897 1,897 316 +23% #716

Where Alvaro is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 343 0.20 outside top 500
2027 356 0.21 outside top 500
2028 367 0.21 outside top 500
2029 377 0.22 outside top 500
2030 386 0.23 outside top 500

Where Alvaro is most popular

Boys named Alvaro per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.189 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Alvaro born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 394 0.447 +137%
California 375 0.410 +117%
Arizona 64 0.391 +107%
Colorado 34 0.263 +40%
Illinois 59 0.231 +22%
Florida 103 0.218 +15%
Kansas 13 0.190 ≈ national
Maryland 20 0.168 -11%
North Carolina 41 0.161 -15%
Alabama 17 0.156 -18%
Washington 22 0.134 -29%
Georgia 32 0.126 -33%
Nevada 6 0.105 -44%
New Jersey 20 0.099 -47%
New York 39 0.090 -52%
Connecticut 6 0.089 -53%
Tennessee 15 0.083 -56%
Virginia 15 0.079 -58%
Indiana 11 0.069 -64%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 -64%
Oregon 5 0.066 -65%
Massachusetts 6 0.044 -77%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -78%
Michigan 5 0.024 -87%
Ohio 6 0.023 -88%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -90%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alvaro

Alvaro is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #777 in 2025 with 328 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 17,362 American babies have been named Alvaro. Its peak came in 2000, when 441 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alvaro stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alvaro?

The median living Alvaro is about 25 years old; half are between 14 and 37. An estimated 16 thousand people named Alvaro are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alvaro year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 328 #777
2024 – – 328 #770
2023 – – 371 #716
2022 – – 318 #793
2021 – – 285 #834
2020 – – 267 #853
2019 – – 274 #824
2018 – – 258 #855
2017 – – 255 #854
2016 – – 287 #803
2015 – – 237 #908
2014 – – 230 #926
2013 – – 251 #849
2012 – – 231 #898
2011 – – 265 #821
2010 – – 287 #774
2009 – – 296 #771
2008 – – 380 #644
2007 – – 408 #612
2006 – – 432 #576
2005 – – 395 #580
2004 – – 374 #590
2003 – – 410 #548
2002 5 #15,575 378 #577
2001 – – 396 #544
2000 – – 441 #513
1995 – – 343 #547
1990 – – 309 #576
1985 – – 354 #455
1980 – – 181 #644
1975 – – 138 #705
1970 – – 75 #921
1965 – – 63 #929
1960 – – 69 #911
1955 – – 50 #1,066
1950 – – 45 #1,052
1945 – – 21 #1,446
1940 – – 18 #1,628
1935 – – 13 #2,033
1930 – – 34 #1,215
1925 – – 26 #1,451
1920 – – 13 #2,338
1915 – – 8 #2,839
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alvaro

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alvaro Načinović Croatian handball player (born 1966) Contemporary
  2. 2 Alvaro Rodrigues Brazilian footballer (born 1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alvaro, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alvaro?

The median living Alvaro is about 25 years old. Half of all living Alvaros are between 14 and 37 years old.

How many people named Alvaro are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Alvaro are alive in the United States, based on 17,362 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alvaro in 2025?

Alvaro ranked #777 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 328 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alvaro?

17,362 babies have been named Alvaro in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alvaro most popular?

Alvaro peaked in 2000, when 441 newborns received the name.

Is Alvaro a boy or girl name?

Alvaro is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alvaro rising or falling?

Alvaro is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alvaro become more popular?

Alvaro is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 386 boys named Alvaro in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alvaro?

Well-known people named Alvaro include Alvaro Načinović (handball player), Alvaro Rodrigues (soccer player).

Names like Alvaro

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