Alvis
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning noble friend; a form of Alvin.
Alvis by the numbers
Alvis was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 101 babies in 1924, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Alvin
Like Alvis, each of these traces back to Alvin: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alvis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean friendship
Like Alvis, each of these has friendship in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dakotafriends; allies2,330 in the US (2017)
- Ruthfriend or companion1,194 in the US (2017)
- Edwinwealthy friend; prosperity and companionship1,027 in the US (2017)
- Khalilfriend; one who is close128 in England and Wales (2025)
- Karafriend or dear; a form of Cara606 in the US (2017)
- Marvinfamous friend483 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Alvis, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alvis
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