Aliou comes from the ModernAmerican / InventedVariant tradition, meaning Lion's king..
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How popular is Aliou?
2009peak year
Today, Aliou is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8498), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2009, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #6821 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Aliou's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 176 babies have been registered as Aliou since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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