Alva
Alva is classified as a unisex given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Sweden, Great Britain
- US records 1880–2017
- 11,201 male / 8,652 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alva
If you do not know Alva’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alva,” in English, “Guten Tag Alva,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Alva,
German
Guten Tag Alva,
French
Bonjour Alva,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alva:
Chinese
Alva您好：
Japanese
Alva様
English
Hi Alva,
German
Hi Alva,
French
Salut Alva,
Spanish
Hola Alva,
Chinese
Alva你好：
Japanese
Alvaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | unisex name |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name |
| Great Britain | rare | unisex name |
United States birth data
11,201 male · 8,652 female · 19,853 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 33.9% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alva a male or female name?
Alva is classified as a unisex given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Alva in an email?
If you do not know Alva’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alva,” in English, “Guten Tag Alva,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Alva a unisex name?
Alva is classified as a unisex name in our dataset. This does not establish a 50:50 population split. The country table shows the individual source classifications.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Alva a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/alva. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alva,
title = {Is Alva a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/alva},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}