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Alaric

“Everyone's ruler” — Gothic origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,600 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 8,900 boys in Belgium (2025).

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

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 — The Vampire Diaries · The Originals
• Alaric — mythological king
• Alaric Morgan — Deryni novels

What Alarics become

Among 26 notable people named Alaric:

Similar names: Castiel · Alakai · Merrick · Mavrick · Lyric · Advik

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