Given name & surname
Alvis
“one who is wise”
Alvis has a related form in Elvis. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is wise.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alvis has a related form in Elvis. One Scandinavian interpretation is “one who is wise.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alvis has a related form in Elvis. A possible origin is Scandinavian, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Latvian usage, Alvis is a masculine form of Alva.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alvis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,532
- 5,206 boys · 326 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,466 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,466 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 101 in 1924. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,184 as a first name in 2020; 3,559 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alvis’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Alvis has a masculine form in Elvis. Alvis has a related form in Alvise. In Latvian usage, Alvis has a related form in Elvis.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alvis has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alvis
- Buck OwensAmerican country singer-songwriter (1929-2006)
- Alvis HermanisLatvian director (born 1965)
- Alvis JaunzemsLatvian association football player (born 1999)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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