Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Aloisius is a variant of Aloysius. A possible origin is Provençal, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aloisius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1919. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aloisius’s family of names
Aloisius has a related form in Aloysius. In German usage, Aloisius has a related form in Alois. In Latin usage, Aloisius has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alois.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aloisius has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aloisius
- Aloisius Joseph MuenchCatholic cardinal (1889-1962)
- Luigi VersigliaItalian Roman Catholic missionary, bishop and saint (1873–1930)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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