Alvita
An invented name possibly combining the prefix "Al" (Germanic origin meaning "all") and the word "vita" (Latin meaning "life").
Name Census estimates that about 231 living Americans carry the first name Alvita. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alvita today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alvita births was 1973 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alvita. 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
231
~ 1 in 1,483,785 Americans
Peak year
1973
13 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
1992 SSA rank
#11,802
Tracked since 1928
Census
Alvita in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 288 people with the first name Alvita, which placed it at #30,313 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
#30,313
National first-name rank
People counted
288
288 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
58.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alvita
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alvita is Black at 58.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.6%) and White (13.2%). 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 Alvita 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 Alvita at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American58.7% · 169
- Hispanic or Latino15.6% · 45
- White13.2% · 38
- American Indian and Alaska Native5.2% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9% · 14
- Two or more races2.4% · 7
Popularity
Alvita: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alvita from the 1920s through to the 1990s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 83 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alvita 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 Alvita during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alvitas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Alvita
The name Alvita is of Latin origin, derived from the word "vita," which means "life." This name is believed to have emerged during the Roman era, potentially as early as the 1st century AD, when Latin was the dominant language across much of Europe and the Mediterranean region.
Alvita was a relatively uncommon name during ancient times, but it did carry a positive connotation, signifying vitality, energy, and the essence of existence. While no specific historical references or ancient texts have been found mentioning this name, its roots in the Latin language suggest it may have been used sporadically among Roman families.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Alvita can be traced back to the Middle Ages, particularly in Italy and other parts of Southern Europe. One notable individual was Alvita di Firenze, a 13th-century Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts, who lived from approximately 1220 to 1285.
During the Renaissance period, the name gained some popularity among the Italian nobility and upper classes. Alvita Borgia, a member of the influential Borgia family, was born in 1492 and is remembered for her patronage of the arts and her role in the cultural renaissance of Italy.
In the 17th century, Alvita Monteverdi, an Italian composer and musician, made significant contributions to the development of early Baroque music. She was born in 1608 and is credited with composing several madrigals and motets that were widely performed during her lifetime.
Another notable figure was Alvita Vizcarra, a 19th-century Spanish painter and artist, born in 1823. Her works, which often portrayed scenes of everyday life and landscapes, were exhibited in several prestigious galleries and earned her recognition in the art world of her time.
While the name Alvita has never been among the most popular given names, it has persisted throughout history, carrying its symbolic meaning of life and vitality. Individuals with this name have left their mark across various fields, from the arts and culture to nobility and beyond.
People
Alvita + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alvita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alvita: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alvita?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 231 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alvita 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 1,483,785 US residents.
Is Alvita a common name?
We classify Alvita as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 275 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alvita most popular?
The single biggest year for Alvita was 1973, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alvita is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alvita in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 288 people with the name Alvita, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,313 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 Alvita 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 Alvita?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alvita leans strongly female. 287 people counted with this name were female (98.3%), compared with 5 male bearers (1.7%). 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 Alvita?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alvita is Black at 58.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.6%) and White (13.2%). 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 Alvita most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Alvita in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.7% (169 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 Alvita in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alvita a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alvita in the SSA data are female. 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 Alvita still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alvita 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 Alvita 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 share the name Alvita?
Find out how many people have the name Alvita on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.