The baby name Alva appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1917 with 381 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Alva has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 53 |
| 1910 | 34 |
| 1911 | 43 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1912 | 70 |
| 1912 | 119 |
| 1913 | 141 |
| 1913 | 140 |
| 1914 | 126 |
| 1914 | 175 |
| 1915 | 154 |
| 1915 | 287 |
| 1916 | 170 |
| 1916 | 336 |
| 1917 | 149 |
| 1917 | 381 |
| 1918 | 196 |
| 1918 | 310 |
| 1919 | 157 |
| 1919 | 297 |
| 1920 | 163 |
| 1920 | 354 |
| 1921 | 126 |
| 1921 | 349 |
| 1922 | 136 |
| 1922 | 312 |
| 1923 | 89 |
| 1923 | 338 |
| 1924 | 135 |
| 1924 | 331 |
| 1925 | 138 |
| 1925 | 266 |
| 1926 | 141 |
| 1926 | 312 |
| 1927 | 189 |
| 1927 | 265 |
| 1928 | 154 |
| 1928 | 220 |
| 1929 | 89 |
| 1929 | 214 |
| 1930 | 108 |
| 1930 | 171 |
| 1931 | 146 |
| 1931 | 183 |
| 1932 | 153 |
| 1932 | 155 |
| 1933 | 129 |
| 1933 | 160 |
| 1934 | 72 |
| 1934 | 146 |
| 1935 | 124 |
| 1935 | 140 |
| 1936 | 65 |
| 1936 | 172 |
| 1937 | 91 |
| 1937 | 178 |
| 1938 | 59 |
| 1938 | 127 |
| 1939 | 121 |
| 1939 | 146 |
| 1940 | 44 |
| 1940 | 133 |
| 1941 | 49 |
| 1941 | 61 |
| 1942 | 40 |
| 1942 | 107 |
| 1943 | 106 |
| 1943 | 142 |
| 1944 | 10 |
| 1944 | 84 |
| 1945 | 17 |
| 1945 | 83 |
| 1946 | 20 |
| 1946 | 94 |
| 1947 | 42 |
| 1947 | 102 |
| 1948 | 21 |
| 1948 | 80 |
| 1949 | 10 |
| 1949 | 100 |
| 1950 | 71 |
| 1950 | 76 |
| 1951 | 37 |
| 1951 | 18 |
| 1952 | 47 |
| 1952 | 50 |
| 1953 | 28 |
| 1953 | 35 |
| 1954 | 39 |
| 1954 | 51 |
| 1955 | 59 |
| 1955 | 63 |
| 1956 | 49 |
| 1956 | 10 |
| 1957 | 62 |
| 1957 | 18 |
| 1958 | 49 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 20 |
| 1959 | 22 |
| 1960 | 28 |
| 1960 | 33 |
| 1961 | 10 |
| 1961 | 19 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 8 |
| 1964 | 14 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1969 | 23 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 8 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1986 | 16 |
| 1988 | 13 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 |