Alaric
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-a-rik
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,063 for boys
Alaric is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “ruler of all”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 1,063rd for boys in the US (205 babies).
What does Alaric mean?
Germanic: Gothic
“ruler of all”
Alaric I, king of the Visigoths, captured and sacked Rome in 410.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Alaric a girl's or a boy's name?
Alaric is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 205 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alaric in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Alaric, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd.
2025 had the most boys named Alaric of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Alaric in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Alaric in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Alaric in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,063among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 205about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 205 boys in the US were named Alaric, making it the 1,063rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 822nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 279 boys. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the boys named Alaric in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alaric in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 205 | #1,063 |
| 2024 | 193 | #1,108 |
| 2023 | 201 | #1,073 |
| 2022 | 253 | #913 |
| 2021 | 274 | #855 |
| 2020 | 279 | #822 |
| 2019 | 251 | #875 |
| 2018 | 214 | #970 |
| 2017 | 203 | #996 |
| 2016 | 180 | #1,090 |
| 2015 | 183 | #1,077 |
| 2014 | 153 | #1,201 |
| 2013 | 117 | #1,420 |
| 2012 | 88 | #1,710 |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,477 |
| 2010 | 40 | #2,913 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 37 | #2,978 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,010 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,860 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,986 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,791 |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,756 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
Names like Alaric
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Albie Arlo Tobias Axel Asher Leonardo Alfie Ali Matteo Enzo Elias
Names related to Alaric
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Matilda Louie Miles Alice
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alaric: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alaric, updated 20 October 2026.