Gender:
Origin:
Gaelic,
Hebrew,
Norse
72 famous people named Alva found on Wikipedia.
11210 male, 8679 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
7596-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
162-th in year 1882
Used in: English, Norwegian, Swedish
Alva is a given name. It is used in Sweden and Norway as a feminine form of the name Alf, meaning "elf." It is also a spelling variant of the Biblical masculine name Alvah, meaning "his highness." Alva is a currently popular name in Sweden, where it was ranked among the ten most popular names given to newborn girls in 2012. Notable people with the name include:
Alva Adams (governor) (1850–1922), Governor of Colorado
Alva B. Adams (1875–1941), U.S. Senator from Colorado, son of the governor
Alva Baptiste, Saint Lucian politician
Alva Belmont (1853–1933), American socialite and suffragette
Alva Bradley (1884–1953), American businessman and baseball executive
Alva Colquhoun (born 1942), Australian swimmer
Alva Duer (1904–1987), American college basketball coach
Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman
Alva Clark Forney (1871–1956), Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (1925–1927)
Alva L. Hager (1850–1923), three-term U.S. Representative from Iowa
Alva Johnston (1888–1950), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and biographer
Alva Kelley (1918–1999), American collegiate football player and coach
Alva Liles (1956–1998), American football player
Alva M. Lumpkin (1886–1941), U.S. Senator from South Carolina for less than a month
Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), Swedish Nobel Peace Prize winner
Alva Noë (born 1964), American philosopher and cognitive scientist
Alva Ross (died 2004), Jamaican politician
Alva Wong (born 1982), Canadian coach
Alva Zack (1913-2005), Captain of Windber High School basketball team.
Means: brightness, exalted, exalted one in Hebrew. Anglicized feminine form of Gaelic Ailbhe: white. Feminine form of Old Norse Alf: elf.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Alva | 1957 | American skateboarder, entrepreneur |
| 2 | Alva Belmont | 1853 | Suffragette |
| 3 | Alva Noto | 1965 | German musician |
| 4 | Margaret Alva | 1942 | Governor of the Indian state of Rajasthan |
| 5 | Alva Myrdal | 1902 | Swedish sociologist and politician |
| 6 | Jeevaraj Alva | 1947 | Government Minister |
| 7 | Chad Alva | 1985 | American pornographic film actor |
| 8 | Niret Alva | Television producer and anchor | |
| 9 | Alva Noë | 1964 | Philosopher |
| 10 | Violet Alva | 1908 | Indian politician |
| 11 | Luigi Alva | 1927 | Peruvian opera tenor |
| 12 | Alva R. Fitch | 1907 | United States Army general |
| 13 | Alva Adams | 1850 | Governor of Colorado |
| 14 | Alva B. Adams | 1875 | Politician and lawyer |
| 15 | Eric Alva | 1971 | United States Marine |
| 16 | Alva Duer | 1904 | American basketball player-coach |
| 17 | Susana Alva | 1974 | Spanish singer and guitarist |
| 18 | Joachim Alva | 1907 | Indian politician |
| 19 | Jesús de Alva | ||
| 20 | Alva Bradley | 1884 | American baseball executive |
| 21 | Alva M. Lumpkin | 1886 | American politician |
| 22 | Walter Alva | 1951 | Peruvian archaeologist |
| 23 | Alva Garbo | 1903 | Swedish actor |
| 24 | Piero Alva | 1979 | Association football player |
| 25 | Felipe Pinglo Alva | 1899 | Peruvian composer |
| 26 | Alva Liles | 1956 | American football player |
| 27 | Alva Jo Fischer | 1926 | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player |
| 28 | Alva L. Hager | 1850 | American politician |
| 29 | Alva Johnston | 1888 | American journalist |
| 30 | Alva J. Fisher | 1862 | |
| 31 | Alva Garey | 1883 | American politician |
| 32 | Alva Baptiste | Saint Lucian politician | |
| 33 | Alva J. McClain | 1888 | |
| 34 | K. Nagappa Alva | 1908 | Indian politician |
| 35 | Alva Colquhoun | 1942 | Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder |
| 36 | B. C. Alva | 1923 | Indian cricketer |
| 37 | A. Shanker Alva | 1906 | Indian politician |
| 38 | Alva Woods | 1794 | |
| 39 | Rubén Alva | 1958 | |
| 40 | Alva J. Brasted | 1876 | American Army officer |
| 41 | Alva Kelley | 1918 | American football player and coach |
| 42 | Fernando Alva | 1947 | Peruvian football player |
| 43 | Alva John Fisher | 1862 | American engineer and inventor (1862-1947) |
| 44 | Alva Clark Forney | 1871 | American politician |
| 45 | Pedro de Alva | 1601 | |
| 46 | Bartolomé de Alva | Priest | |
| 47 | Alva Stewart | 1821 | |
| 48 | Abundio Sagástegui Alva | 1932 | Peruvian botanist |
| 49 | Alva Beaman | 1775 | American Mormon |
| 50 | Alva Ross | Jamaican politician | |
| 51 | Alva Smith | 1850 | American politician |
| 52 | Alva C. Ellisor | 1892 | |
| 53 | Roberto Alva | 1951 | Olympic fencer |
| 54 | María de Alva | ||
| 55 | Roberto Pérez de Alva | 1953 | Mexican politician |
| 56 | Inmaculada Alva | 1965 | |
| 57 | Alva Hugh Maddox | ||
| 58 | Alva Sibbetts | 1900 | Canadian ice hockey player |
| 59 | Juan Victoria Alva | 1951 | Mexican politician |
| 60 | Luís Mascarenhas, 2.º conde de Alva | ||
| 61 | João de Sousa e Ataíde, 1.º conde de Alva | ||
| 62 | Alva Day Grant | 1920 | Botanist |
| 63 | Alva Martínez Teixeiro | 1982 | |
| 64 | Alva Chinn | ||
| 65 | Alva Tabor | 1925 | |
| 66 | Alva Loiselle | 1910 | |
| 67 | Alva Rogers | 1959 | African-American visual artist and performer |
| 68 | Alva Lundin | 1889 | Swedish artist |
| 69 | Alva Xar | ||
| 70 | Lina Alva | ||
| 71 | Samuel Alva | ||
| 72 | Alva Lease Duckwall |