Alaric
Alaric is a distinctive choice, ranked #1705 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alaric in their class.
About the Name Alaric
Alaric has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 454 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #1635 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1997.
Alaric is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alaric in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #915, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Alaric
- Alaric Tay — Alaric Tay Liang Hoong is a Singaporean actor, comedian, host, director and producer.
- Alaric Hall — Alaric Hall is a British philologist who is an associate professor of English and former director of the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds.
- Alaric Rose — Alaric Pearson Rose was Dean of Hong Kong from 1941 until 1952.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alaric
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alaric
Almost certainly the only Alaric in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2022)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Alaric
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia