Alaric Boy
How popular is Alaric?
#1,063 boy name in 2025
205 baby boys were named Alaric in the US in 2025, making it the 1063rd most popular boy name.
Alaric popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,063 for boys (▲ 45 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 205 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,077 in 2015, #822 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (279 boys) |
| Highest rank | #822 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alaric counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alaric family of names ranked #913 for boys in 2025 (#980 the year before), with 231 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alaric | 205 | 89% |
| Alarik | 11 | 5% |
| Alarick | 15 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alaric is most popular
Babies named Alaric per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Alaric by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1950s | 30 | #2,413 |
| 1960s | 157 | #1,756 |
| 1970s | 173 | #1,793 |
| 1980s | 137 | #2,576 |
| 1990s | 241 | #2,297 |
| 2000s | 332 | #2,563 |
| 2010s | 1,479 | #875 |
| 2020s | 1,405 | #822 |
Boy names about as popular as Alaric
Questions
- Is Alaric a boy or girl name?
- Alaric is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alaric were boys.
- How popular is the name Alaric?
- 205 baby boys were named Alaric in the US in 2025, making it the 1063rd most popular boy name.
- When was Alaric most popular?
- Alaric peaked in 2020, when 279 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #822 in 2020.
- How many people are named Alaric?
- 3,961 babies have been named Alaric in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,874 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Alaric most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alaric was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.