Alvaro
Meaning
“Spanish name from a Visigothic Germanic root, traditionally translated as 'guardian' or 'elf warrior'”
Also written Álvaro.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alvaro peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
68,501 people · the #439 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,967 · median age 33
Among people named Alvaro living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 5,336 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Alvaro
Most people given the name Alvaro in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Alvaro deep dive
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