Alaric

Boy name

Alaric has been given to 3,961 babies in the U.S. since 1949. It peaked in 2020.

Meaning & origin

From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) +&lrm; 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.

Origin: Gothic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,961

Peak year

2020 (279 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1949

10-year trend

▲ +12%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Alaric.

3,961 babies since 1985

3,958 babies since 1902

3,955 babies since 1915

3,947 babies since 1977

3,985 babies since 1880

3,986 babies since 1914

3,988 babies since 1888

3,930 babies since 2002

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