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Alvaro

“All-protector” — Spanish, Germanic Visigothic origin

Boy's name · #777 in the US (2025) · Trending

Alvaro ranked #777 in 2025; about 17,000 boys have been named Alvaro since 1914.

Around the world: #11 in Spain (2024) · #21 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alvaros

• Álvaro Arbeloa — Spanish football manager and player (born 1983)
• Álvaro Morata — Spanish association football player
• Álvaro Uribe Vélez — 39.º President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010
• Álvaro Obregón — Mexican politician, president of Mexico
• Álvaro Odriozola — Spanish association football player

In stories & tradition

• Álvaro de Campos — heteronym
• Álvaro Mesía — La Regenta
• Álvaro José Pérez — fictional human

What Alvaros become

Among 1,696 notable people named Alvaro:

Military figures appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral.

Similar names: Vicente · Alonso · Lazaro · Santos · Jairo · Ramiro

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