Alarik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-uh-rik
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Alarik is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “ruler of all”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Alarik mean?
Germanic: Scandinavian form of Alaric, from Gothic
“ruler of all”
The Scandinavian spelling of Alaric; Alaric I, king of the Visigoths, sacked Rome in 410.
Is Alarik a girl's or a boy's name?
Alarik is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alarik in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Alarik, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
2025 had fewer boys named Alarik than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Alarik in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alarik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
Names like Alarik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Azaiah Asaiah Amias Aziel Ayaan Eziah Advik Azai Akari Azariah Atreus Alijah
Names related to Alarik
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from 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, “Alarik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alarik, updated 20 October 2026.