The first name Aloysius

Aloysius last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2021, with 5 births (#3,451).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aloysius with other names.

In 2025, 20 boys born in the United States were named Aloysius, the 4,864th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 199 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Aloysius in Latin too.

• Aloysius Bertrand
  French poet (1807–1841)
• James Aloysius Hickey
  Catholic cardinal (1920-2004)
• Aloysius Ambrozic
  Canadian Roman-Catholic priest cardinal (1930–2011)
• Aloysius Jin Luxian
  Chinese bishop (1916–2013)
• Aloysius Maryadi Sutrisnaatmaka
  21st-century Indonesian Catholic bishop, born 1953
• Aloysius Anagonye
  American basketball player, born 1981
• Edmund Aloysius Walsh
  American Jesuit and founder of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (1885–195
• Aloysius Fondong Abangalo
  Cameroonian Catholic priest, born 1973
• Aloysius John Wycislo
  American Roman Catholic bishop (1908–2005)
• Aloysius Schwartz
  American Venerable (1930-1992)
• Aloysius Bigirumwami
  Catholic bishop (1904-1986)
• Hugh Aloysius Donohoe
  Bishop of Fresno (1905–1987)

What does the name Aloysius mean?

Latinization of Occitan Aloys, an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis.

How popular is the name Aloysius?

In 2024, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Aloysius, ranking 5,119th. Its peak was 2021, with 5 births.

Is Aloysius a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,724 US babies named Aloysius since 1880 were boys.

When was Aloysius most popular?

1916 in the United States, when 199 babies were named Aloysius, its highest rank at 394th.

How do you pronounce Aloysius?

Aloysius is /æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/, 4 syllables.