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Alva

girl name · Scandinavian origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

elf (Swedish; from the Old Norse root for supernatural beings)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alva peaked in the 2020s.

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