Alvaro is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alvaro means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alvaro across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alvaro has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alvaro is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “elf army, or all guard”. A Spanish name of Visigothic Germanic origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 17,362 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 204 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Alvaro per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (441/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (14/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2015 (3/yr).
Alvaro is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #1,093 nationally (given to 444 babies that year).
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