Alvaro

“All-protector” — Spanish, Germanic Visigothic origin

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

Alvaro has appeared in US records since 1914 — best rank #455 (1985) · 17,357 babies named Alvaro all-time · 1 in 5,300 boys born in 2025.

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

Alvaro Soler — German-Spanish singer
Alvaro Načinović — Croatian handball player
Alvaro Vitali — Italian actor
Alvaro Dias — Brazilian politician, Former federal deputy and former governor of the state of Paraná, Brazil
Alvaro Alonso Barba — metallurgist

In stories & tradition

Alvaro Mangiacavallo — The Rose Tattoo

What Alvaros become

Among 363 notable people named Alvaro:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alvaro Rios Poveda, Colombian mechatronic and biomedical engineering professor.

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