Alois
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AH-loh-is
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Alois is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Alois mean?
Germanic: German and Czech form of Aloysius, a Latinised form of Louis
“famous warrior”
German and Czech form of Aloysius, as in Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, patron saint of young people.
Is Alois a girl's or a boy's name?
Alois is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alois in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Alois, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Alois in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
Names like Alois
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Archie, Otis, Rupert, Albert, Arthur, Alfred, Otto, Louie, Archibald, Frederick, Henry, Wilfred
Names related to Alois
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Charlotte, William, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alois: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alois, updated 20 October 2026.