Given name

Aloysia

“famous warrior”

Aloysia is a variant of Aloise. In Spanish use, Aloise carries the interpretation “famous warrior.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Aloysia is a variant of Aloise. In Spanish use, Aloise carries the interpretation “famous warrior.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Aloysia connects to the Aloysius name family through Aloise. 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 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Aloysia through the years

Babies since 1880
17
0 boys · 17 girls
Most popular year
1915
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Aloysia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1898–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1915.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Aloysia’s family of names

Aloysia has a related form in Aloise. In German usage, Aloysia has a related form in Aloisia. In German usage, Aloysia has a related form in ALOYSA.

Walk Aloysia’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Aloysia

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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Sibling ideas

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