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Alvis

Alvis: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“all-wise”
Origin
Old Norse
Say it
AL-vis · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (94% of all uses)

From Old Norse Alvíss, literally 'all-wise,' known from Norse mythology. It has also been used in English-speaking countries as a given name and surname.

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How popular is Alvis?

20243.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Alvis in 202413

Peak year1912

Total US babies since 18805,518

Alvis is steady now but far below its 1912 peak.

Names like Alvis

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Alvis questions

What does the name Alvis mean?

Alvis means "all-wise". It comes from Old Norse. From Old Norse Alvíss, literally 'all-wise,' known from Norse mythology. It has also been used in English-speaking countries as a given name and surname.

Is Alvis a boy or girl name?

Alvis is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alvis?

13 US babies were named Alvis in 2024. Its peak year was 1912.

How do you pronounce Alvis?

Alvis is usually pronounced AL-vis.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.