The first name Alaric
A boy’s name meaning “all”, “ruler”.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Alaric means “all”, “ruler”.
From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
More names that mean king.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 15 boys were named Alaric, making it the 1,705th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alaric with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alaric at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 205 boys born in the United States were named Alaric, the 1,063rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 279 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Alaric in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Alaric in Catalan too.
Questions
- What does the name Alaric mean?
- Alaric means “all”, “ruler”.
- How popular is the name Alaric?
- In 2025, 15 boys born in England and Wales were named Alaric, ranking 1,705th.
- Is Alaric a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,961 US babies named Alaric since 1880 were boys.
- When was Alaric most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 279 babies were named Alaric, its highest rank at 822nd.