Aloys
How to say it: a-lo-EES · /aloˈis/
From Germanic meaning 'all-wise, famous warrior' - French form of Aloysius borne by saints.
Aloys was the 7,896th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 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
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #7,896 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 1910s |
| Change over 10 years | +30% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #9,588 |
| In France, 2025 | #176 among boys’ names, 35 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Aloys peaked in the 1910s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aloys is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German.
In France: #176 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Aloys
- Aloys Sprenger (1813–1893)Austrian orientalist
- Aloys Jousten (1937–2021)Belgian theologian and bishop
- Aloys Nong (born 1983)Cameroonian footballer
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