Alvin
Alvin is classified as a male 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.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Norway, Great Britain
- US records 1880–2017
- 158,490 male / 1,098 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alvin
If you do not know Alvin’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alvin,” in English, “Guten Tag Alvin,” 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 Alvin,
German
Guten Tag Alvin,
French
Bonjour Alvin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alvin:
Chinese
Alvin您好：
Japanese
Alvin様
English
Hi Alvin,
German
Hi Alvin,
French
Salut Alvin,
Spanish
Hola Alvin,
Chinese
Alvin你好：
Japanese
Alvin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 | very common | man's name |
| Norway | rare | man's name |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
158,490 male · 1,098 female · 159,588 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 99.5% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alvin a male or female name?
Alvin is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Alvin in an email?
If you do not know Alvin’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alvin,” in English, “Guten Tag Alvin,” 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 Alvin a unisex name?
Alvin is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 Alvin a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/alvin. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alvin,
title = {Is Alvin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/alvin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}