Alaric vs Alan

Side-by-side comparison of Alaric and Alan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alaric

Boy name · Rank #1110

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Name B

Alan

Boy name · Rank #167

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Metric Alaric Alan
Current Rank #1110 #167
Total Births (all years) 3,961 363,313
Peak Year 2020 1955
Peak Year Births 279 9,037
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Alaric Alan
1880s - 51
1890s - 144
1900s - 293
1910s - 2,020
1920s - 7,013
1930s - 16,374
1940s 7 50,302
1950s 30 83,976
1960s 157 61,392
1970s 173 24,813
1980s 137 26,825
1990s 241 24,094
2000s 332 29,647
2010s 1,479 24,199
2020s 1,405 12,170

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alaric Alan
2014 153 2,500
2015 183 2,487
2016 180 2,630
2017 203 2,442
2018 214 2,250
2019 251 2,142
2020 279 1,966
2021 274 1,931
2022 253 2,006
2023 201 2,164
2024 193 2,188
2025 205 1,915

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1949–2025.

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