Aric
Aric was the 4259th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 502nd with 265 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,047 places. More babies were named Aric in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,259 boys, down 1,119 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977265 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,631babies recorded
Aric popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,259 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,140 | 36 |
| 2010 | #1,779 | 83 |
| 2000 | #983 | 151 |
| 1990 | #697 | 213 |
| 1980 | #672 | 166 |
| 1970 | #678 | 147 |
| 1960 | #2,694 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aric, counting every spelling?
Aric is a spelling of Arik, a name family that had 74 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 74 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arik | 35 | #3,316 | 188 |
| Aric | 24 | #4,259 | 148 |
| Aarik | 6 | #10,699 | 47 |
| Aaric | 9 | #8,250 | 42 |
| Arick | — | — | 31 |
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 Aric?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aric (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aric 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aric.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aric?
About 7,200 people born in the US named Aric are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 26 and 48. That makes Aric mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Aric by state
How common Aric was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Aric: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aric, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aric
How popular is the name Aric?
Aric was the 4259th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 502nd with 265 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,047 places. More babies were named Aric in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Aric a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aric in the US.
Where is Aric most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aric was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.