Alvino
Of Latin origin, meaning "white" or "fair-haired."
Name Census estimates that about 1,047 living Americans carry the first name Alvino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alvino today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alvino births was 1966 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alvino. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 327,368 Americans
Peak year
1966
30 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
2021 SSA rank
#9,767
Tracked since 1916
Census
Alvino in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,208 people with the first name Alvino, which placed it at #10,849 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,849
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,208 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
81.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alvino
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alvino is Hispanic at 81.7%. The next largest groups are Black (9.7%) and White (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alvino described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alvino at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino81.7% · 987
- Black or African American9.7% · 117
- White5.1% · 62
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 16
- Two or more races0.7% · 9
Popularity
Alvino: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alvino from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 189 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alvino by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alvino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alvinos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Alvino, while Illinois, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 199 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alvino
The name Alvino is a male given name of Italian origin. It is derived from the Latin name Albinus, which means "white" or "fair-haired". The name Albinus itself is a Latin adaptation of the Germanic name Albin, which has the same meaning.
In ancient Rome, the name Albinus was a common cognomen (a sort of nickname or surname) given to individuals with fair hair or a pale complexion. It was particularly popular among the Gallo-Roman nobility and upper classes of Gaul (modern-day France and parts of neighboring countries).
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Albinus was Decimus Clodius Albinus, a Roman ruler who briefly served as a co-emperor during the crisis of the Year of the Five Emperors in 193 AD. He was born around 150 AD and ruled as the governor of Britain before claiming the imperial throne.
During the Middle Ages, the name Alvino emerged as an Italian variant of Albinus. It was particularly common in central and southern Italy, where it was sometimes spelled as Alvino or Alvini.
One notable figure with the name Alvino was Alvino da Piazza, an Italian composer and lutenist who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was active in the courts of Ferrara and Mantua and is known for his lute compositions and works for voice.
In the 17th century, Alvino Francesco Savini (1628-1685) was an Italian painter and engraver from Bologna, known for his religious works and engravings depicting scenes from the Bible.
Another individual with the name Alvino was Alvino Rey (1908-2004), an American musician, singer, and bandleader who was popular during the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Oakland, California, and led his own orchestra, known for its blend of Latin rhythms and swing music.
Alvino Pereira (1901-1954) was a Brazilian football player who represented Brazil at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the first-ever World Cup tournament. He played as a forward and scored one of Brazil's goals in their 4-0 victory over Bolivia in the tournament.
People
Alvino + last name combinations
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alvino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alvino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,047 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alvino going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 327,368 US residents.
Is Alvino a common name?
We classify Alvino as "Rare". It ranks above 90.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,448 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alvino most popular?
The single biggest year for Alvino was 1966, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alvino is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alvino in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,208 people with the name Alvino, or 0.40 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,849 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alvino in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alvino?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alvino appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,210 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alvino?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alvino is Hispanic at 81.7%. The next largest groups are Black (9.7%) and White (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alvino most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Alvino in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.7% (987 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alvino in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alvino a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alvino in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alvino still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alvino in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alvino can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Alvino?
You can see how many people share the name Alvino on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.