Holding steady.
Popularity of Alveda since 1894
Babies named Alveda per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1918, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Alveda's real moment was 1894.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 43 |
| 1930s | 22 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Alveda is a rare American first name first recorded in 1894, with no modern popularity. According to Social Security data, it has never ranked among the top 1,000 names, and its peak usage occurred in its debut year, 1894. The name's trajectory has remained stable at very low usage, never experiencing a revival. It is primarily associated with the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and no top states are recorded in the data. Alveda likely originated as an American invention, possibly a feminine variation of Alvin or a respelling of Alva, fitting the naming trends of the era that favored names ending in 'a' and '-eda'.
Alveda is a name of uncertain origin, first recorded in the United States in the 1890s. It may have been coined as a feminine counterpart to the name Alvin, which is derived from the Old English elements 'ælf' (elf) and 'wine' (friend). Alternatively, it could be an elaborate spelling of the name Alva or a purely invented name with no prior etymology.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Al, Veda, Allie
Sibling names for Alveda
Names that share Alveda's style, for a brother or sister.
