Boy’s name · French, Germanic

Aloïs

How to say it: ah-loh-EES · /aloˈis/

French form of Aloys, from Germanic meaning 'famous warrior' - classic in France and Germany.

Aloïs was the 7,896th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1910s, its births are up about 30% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #9,588 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#7,896for boys in 2025
1 in 414,417US babies
8born in 2025
#9,588projected for 2030
1910sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aloïs
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#7,896
Babies born in 20258
Share of births1 in 414,417
Peak decade1910s
Change over 10 years+30%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#9,588
In France, 2025#176 among boys’ names, 320 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aloïs peaked in the 1910s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 105 per million births, 1910s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Alo
  • Loïs

Other spellings

Honouring a Aloïs in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aloïs is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Czech, English, French, German.

In France: #176 for boys in 2025.

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