Alaric

Meaning: Everyone's ruler
Origin: Gothic

Boy's name · #1063 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Alaric is near its high-water mark: it reached #822 in 2020 and still ranked #1063 in 2025. About 4,000 boys have carried it since 1949.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#769 in Scotland (2025) · #833 in Ecuador (2025) · #924 in France (2025) · #1,360 in Belgium (2025) · #1,559 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,708 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,706 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alarics

Alaric I — King of the Visigoths
Alaric II — King of the Visigoths Balti dynasty
Alaric Basson — South African swimmer
Alaric Alexander Watts — British poet and journalist (1797–1864)
Alaric Jackson — Football player (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

Alaric Saltzman^it — The Vampire Diaries (TV series)
Alaric — Mythological Swedish king
Alaric Morgan — Deryni novels (novel)

What Alarics become

Among 26 notable people named Alaric:

Similar names: Grey · Alakai · Cartier · Merrick · Mavrick · Alister

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