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Alvaro

Boy

Meaning of Alvaro: Spanish: 'elf warrior'

Alvaro is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 786th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#786

328 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

17,362

First recorded 1914 · peak 2000

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 205 babies1982: 200 babies1983: 199 babies1984: 173 babies1985: 354 babies1986: 277 babies1987: 256 babies1988: 241 babies1989: 336 babies1990: 309 babies19901991: 350 babies1992: 313 babies1993: 329 babies1994: 337 babies1995: 343 babies1996: 316 babies1997: 337 babies1998: 343 babies1999: 378 babies2000: 441 babies20002001: 396 babies2002: 383 babies2003: 410 babies2004: 374 babies2005: 395 babies2006: 432 babies2007: 408 babies2008: 380 babies2009: 296 babies2010: 287 babies20102011: 265 babies2012: 231 babies2013: 251 babies2014: 230 babies2015: 237 babies2016: 287 babies2017: 255 babies2018: 258 babies2019: 274 babies2020: 267 babies20202021: 285 babies2022: 318 babies2023: 371 babies2024: 328 babies2025: 328 babies
US babies named Alvaro per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 441.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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