Given name
Alvina
“triend of the elves”·“friend of the elves”
Alvina is a feminine form of Alvin. One English interpretation is “friend of the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Alvina carries the interpretation “triend of the elves.” Alvina is a feminine form of Alvin. One English interpretation is “friend of the elves.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Alvina is used as a feminine counterpart of Alvin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alvina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,507
- 5 boys · 10,502 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 293 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,129 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,129 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 293 in 1917. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,527 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alvina’s family of names
Alvina is a feminine form of Alvin. Alvina has a related form in Alvie. Alvina has a related form in Alvine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alvina has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Alvina comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Alvina
- Alvina GyulumyanArmenian lawyer, judgeborn 1956
- Viña DelmarAmerican playwright, screenwriter, and novelist (1903-1990)
- Alvina ReynoldsSaint Lucian politicianborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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