Boys' name · since 1998
Aliou
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 185 babies named Aliou, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,580 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aliou currently ranks #8580 among boys' names in America, with 185 babies recorded since 1998.
Aliou has 185 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8580 as of the latest data, more common than 38% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #13,424 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,580 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 185 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aliou ranks #13,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,580 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 185 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,580 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aliou's 185 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Aliou compares
185 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aliou's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aliou | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 185 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aliou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aliou splits its recorded history at 2014: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aliou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Aliou by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Aliou's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Aliou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (37% of all-time use).
Aliou by state
Where Aliou concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 15.7% |
29 of 185 births nationwide.
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- Aliou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Alious (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aliou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aliou draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.