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Alaric

Boy

Meaning of Alaric: German: 'ruler of all'

Alaric is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1073rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1073

205 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,961

First recorded 1949 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 26 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 25 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 29 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 35 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 40 babies20102011: 50 babies2012: 88 babies2013: 117 babies2014: 153 babies2015: 183 babies2016: 180 babies2017: 203 babies2018: 214 babies2019: 251 babies2020: 279 babies20202021: 274 babies2022: 253 babies2023: 201 babies2024: 193 babies2025: 205 babies
US babies named Alaric per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 279.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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