unisex name

Aloise

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,608

Aloise is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1949 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1903, when 75 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Aloise started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Aloise over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2016, not a full ten years.

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Births named Aloise by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 595
1910s 390
1920s 390
1930s 255
1940s 85
1950s 40
1960s 10
1970s 5
1980s 35
1990s 105
2000s 205
2010s (to 2016) 235
2020s (to 2016) 130

How popular is Aloise?

In 2016, Aloise was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Aloise is used

France as Aloïse #2,403 10 in 2025
United States #4,756 6 in 1949

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Aloise is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Aloïse Aloïse is a rare spelling of Aloise, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 365 times, mostly in France. 365

Names that peaked alongside Aloise

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aloise also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aloise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Aloise

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aloise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aloise

How popular is the name Aloise?

In 2016, Aloise was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Aloise a girl's or a boy's name?

Aloise is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Aloise most popular?

Aloise peaked in 1903, when 75 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Aloise a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aloise currently ranks #2,403 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.

Was Aloise originally a boys' or girls' name?

Aloise was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.