Alyus

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Alyus by the numbers

Alyus was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Alyus

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alyus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Albuswhite7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alyas19 in the US (2017)
  • Alius8 in the US (2017)
  • Angusone strength; exceptional strength136 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ayyubfather of suffering; arabic form of job124 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ayushlife, lifespan, longevity10 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Alyus

Names that are said the same way as Alyus, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Aloisfamous warrior4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alas3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Alyus

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