Recorded 1914–1935 Boys' name Peak 1919 98 births

Aloysious — boys' name

98 babies named Aloysious in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s451920s481930s5
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Aloysious was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Aloysious in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aloysious

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Aloysious between 1914 and 1935, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aloysious currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aloysious performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aloysious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aloysious in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 98 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aloysious at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

98

Since 1914

22 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1914

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1935

Aloysious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1914

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 1935192819221920191819161914 8

Aloysious by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
48 births that decade — 49% of Aloysious's all-time total
1910s451920s481930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aloysious?
98 babies have been named Aloysious since 1914. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Aloysious most popular?
Aloysious was most popular in the 1920s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Aloysious been used?
Aloysious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 22 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Aloysious?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alonzo, Alonso, Aloysius, Alonza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.