Aric
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AIR-ik
- Origin
- Old Norse
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Aric is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “ever ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Aric mean?
Old Norse: spelling of Eric
“ever ruler”
Eric comes from Old Norse Eirikr; Erik the Red founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland.
Is Aric a girl's or a boy's name?
Aric is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aric in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 boys.
Aric in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Aric in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Aric, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 265 boys. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the boys named Aric in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were given Aric or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,273, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
Aric in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,269 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,167 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,212 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,254 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2,224 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,002 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,016 |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,777 |
| 2009 | 83 | #1,796 |
| 2008 | 107 | #1,516 |
| 2007 | 91 | #1,669 |
| 2006 | 122 | #1,339 |
| 2005 | 112 | #1,342 |
| 2004 | 110 | #1,333 |
| 2003 | 107 | #1,304 |
| 2002 | 122 | #1,158 |
| 2001 | 153 | #996 |
| 2000 | 151 | #981 |
| 1999 | 143 | #986 |
| 1998 | 175 | #836 |
| 1997 | 169 | #841 |
| 1996 | 175 | #819 |
| 1995 | 193 | #769 |
| 1994 | 178 | #790 |
| 1993 | 189 | #759 |
| 1992 | 205 | #718 |
| 1991 | 195 | #721 |
| 1990 | 213 | #695 |
| 1989 | 175 | #745 |
| 1988 | 167 | #730 |
| 1987 | 138 | #784 |
| 1986 | 132 | #789 |
| 1985 | 133 | #768 |
| 1984 | 140 | #735 |
| 1983 | 96 | #895 |
| 1982 | 104 | #871 |
| 1981 | 138 | #741 |
| 1980 | 166 | #671 |
| 1979 | 190 | #622 |
| 1978 | 210 | #581 |
| 1977 | 265 | #502 |
| 1976 | 215 | #550 |
| 1975 | 210 | #557 |
| 1974 | 171 | #615 |
| 1973 | 187 | #580 |
| 1972 | 151 | #651 |
| 1971 | 219 | #542 |
| 1970 | 147 | #678 |
| 1969 | 94 | #797 |
| 1968 | 37 | #1,250 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,117 |
| 1966 | 47 | #1,073 |
| 1965 | 50 | #1,043 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,544 |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,514 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,875 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,708 |
| 1958 | 17 | #1,952 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,224 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,787 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
Names like Aric
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eric Adam Ali Abdul Austin Colby Lucas Vinnie Aaron Caleb Matthew Omar
Other spellings of Aric
Names related to Aric
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Astrid Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica Raife Ivar
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, “Aric: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aric, updated 20 October 2026.