Aleric
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-er-ik
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Aleric is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “ruler of all”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Aleric mean?
Germanic: variant of Alaric
“ruler of all”
Variant of Alaric, the Visigothic king who sacked Rome in 410.
Is Aleric a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleric is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aleric in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Aleric, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Aleric in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aleric in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Aleric
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alaric Avery Axel Anderson Adriel Atticus Adler Elijah Emeric Elian Abraham Asher
Names related to Aleric
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, “Aleric: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleric, updated 20 October 2026.