Alaric
Alaric was the 1063rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 205 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 822nd with 279 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 14 places. More babies were named Alaric in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,063 boys, down 241 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 205boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020279 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,961babies recorded
Alaric popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,063 | 205 |
| 2020 | #822 | 279 |
| 2010 | #2,915 | 40 |
| 2000 | #2,994 | 29 |
| 1990 | #2,865 | 22 |
| 1980 | #3,619 | 11 |
| 1970 | #1,796 | 24 |
| 1960 | #3,342 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alaric, counting every spelling?
Alaric is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #949 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,063 for Alaric on its own. Together these spellings went to 231 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaric | 205 | #1,063 | 1,126 |
| Alarik | 11 | #7,211 | 106 |
| Alarick | 15 | #5,867 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alaric?
205 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alaric (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alaric born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 41 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alaric.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alaric?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Alaric are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Alaric a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alaric by state
How common Alaric was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (2.3×), Wisconsin (2.1×), Indiana (1.9×), Missouri (1.8×). In 18 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alaric: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alaric, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alaric
How popular is the name Alaric?
Alaric was the 1063rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 205 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 822nd with 279 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 14 places. More babies were named Alaric in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alaric a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alaric in the US.
Where is Alaric most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alaric was most common in Oklahoma (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Kansas.