Boys' name · since 1896
Aloys
Aloys has 414 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,832 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 414
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aloys is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 414 have been recorded since 1896.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aloys has been recorded 414 times among boys since 1896, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1949.
- #8,832 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 414 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aloys ranks #8,832 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,832 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 414
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aloys's 414 recorded births place it above 80.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Aloys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aloys's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aloys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1949
- Peak year (1916)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Aloys by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (152 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Aloys's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Aloys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
148 births
- 1920s
1920s
152 births
- 1930s
1930s
85 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 152 births (37% of all-time use).
Aloys by state
Where Aloys concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 42 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
42 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Aloys's decade-level peak was the 1920s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Aloyss (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aloys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1896–1949 (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 Aloys 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.