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Aliou

100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Aliou has been given to about 185 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 181
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aliou per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 12
  • Born in 20259
  • All time185

How popular is Aliou?

Its best year was 2009, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 6823rd. The typical living American called Aliou is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Aliou

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alton0.53
  2. Ali0.53
  3. Aldo0.53
  4. Alix0.53
  5. Atticus0.47
  6. Alijah0.45
  7. Alford0.45

Middle names for Aliou

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aliou Paul0.83
  2. Aliou John0.83
  3. Aliou Lee0.83
  4. Aliou Dean0.82
  5. Aliou Blake0.82
  6. Aliou Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Aliou

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.82
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.81
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.81
  4. Keziahsister · 0.81
  5. Soleilsister · 0.80
  6. Maisysister · 0.80

Where Aliou is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Aliou White0.78
    2. Aliou Reyes0.78
    3. Aliou Moore0.78
    4. Aliou Lee0.78
    5. Aliou Hill0.78
    6. Aliou Hall0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Aliou

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.