Boy
Alvaro
As a boy's name, Alvaro traces back to Spanish, where it is understood to mean "Spanish/Germanic". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. In total, about 14,920 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
SpanishSpanish/Germanic
EtymologyMeaning "guardian" or "elf army"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
78
1920s
259
1930s
232
1940s
270
1950s
499
1960s
657
1970s
1,201
1980s
2,420
1990s
3,352
2000s
3,913
2010s
2,039
Peaked in the 2000s · 14,920 total U.S. births since 1900