Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Aliou isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aliou through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 185
- 185 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,282 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,282 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 345 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aliou’s family of names
In Greek usage, Aliou as a surname is a transliteration of Αλίου. In Greek usage, Aliou as a surname is a transliteration of Αλιού.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aliou
- Aliou CisséSenegalese and French association football player and coach (born 1976)
- Aliou DiengMalian association football playerborn 1997
- Aliou BaldéGuinean footballerborn 2002
- Aliou Badjiassociation football playerborn 1997
- Aliou MahamidouNigerien politician (1947-1996)
- Aliou Colyfootballerborn 1992
- Aliou Siby BadraIvorian association football playerborn 1971
- Aliou TraoréFrench association football playerborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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