The baby name Alois is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈlɔɪs/ (uh-LOYSS); German/Czech: /aˈlɔɪs/ (ah-LOYSS).
Alois is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Alois is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈlɔɪs/ (uh-LOYSS); German/Czech: /aˈlɔɪs/ (ah-LOYSS).
Alois is Germanic in Origin.
Alois is the Central European form of a medieval name tracing to the Germanic Hludwig: hlud "famous" + wig "war". Via Old French/Occitan Aloys and the Latinized scholastic form Aloysius, it settled in German, Austrian, and Czech use as Alois, carrying the sense "renowned warrior".
It flourished in Catholic regions after St. Aloysius Gonzaga and became common in the Habsburg lands; bearers include Alois I and Alois II of Liechtenstein and the physician Alois Alzheimer. Variants and cognates: Aloys, Aloïs (French), Aloysius (Latin/English), Alojz (Slovak/Slovene), Alojzy (Polish), Alajos (Hungarian), Aloisio/Aloísio (Italian/Portuguese), and the broader cognate Louis/Ludwig; feminine Aloisia/Aloysia appears in German and Latin records. Regional short forms include Lojze (Slovene) and Lojza (Czech). Usage peaked in the 19th-early 20th century and now reads as a dignified, vintage choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1,351 | 2,180 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #122 | 305 | 6,530 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2003 | #144 | 7 | 1,248 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #146 | 9 | 4,685 |
| Austria | 0 | #162 | 52 | 850 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #171 | 4 | 3,954 |
| CZ | 0 | #174 | 12 | 3,154 | |
| IR | 0 | #214 | 16 | 4,221 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #225 | 11 | 6,830 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #287 | 361 | 10,162 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #310 | 6 | 2,600 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #386 | 6 | 2,846 |
| Germany | 0 | #388 | 50 | 2,542 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #394 | 806 | 5,697 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| France | Girls | 2010 | #416 | 9 | 3,152 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #729 | 23 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #864 | 15 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #901 | 51 | 5,873 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 140 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,187 | 286 | 10,046 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
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