Alvin was introduced as a given name in the United States, derived from the surname, in the 19th century. Early bearers of this "revived" given name were Alvin Adams (b. 1804) Alvin Saunders (b. 1817) and Alvin Peterson Hovey (b. 1821). Since the 2000s, "Alvin" (and to a lesser extent "Alwin") has increasingly been used as a given name in Sweden. The Swedish Statistics office as of 31 December 2010 reported "Alfvin" as the surname of 43 people in Sweden, and as the given name of one person. The much more common "Alvin" was the surname of 279 people, and the primary given name of 3,077 people. The name "Alvin" rose quickly in popularity in Sweden after 2002, peaking in 2009 at rank 27 of boys' names. By contrast, popularity of "Alvin" and "Elvin" peaked in the United States in the 1920s (reaching rank 67 in 1927) and has declined steadily since.