Alaric vs Alastair

Side-by-side comparison of Alaric and Alastair - 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

Alastair

Boy name · Rank #2376

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Metric Alaric Alastair
Current Rank #1110 #2376
Total Births (all years) 3,961 1,364
Peak Year 2020 2025
Peak Year Births 279 67
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1922

Births by Decade

Decade Alaric Alastair
1920s - 17
1940s 7 6
1950s 30 -
1960s 157 10
1970s 173 48
1980s 137 145
1990s 241 152
2000s 332 230
2010s 1,479 420
2020s 1,405 336

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alaric Alastair
2014 153 36
2015 183 47
2016 180 50
2017 203 61
2018 214 46
2019 251 62
2020 279 39
2021 274 61
2022 253 50
2023 201 60
2024 193 59
2025 205 67

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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