Boys' name · since 1972
Aaric
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 575 babies named Aaric, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,393 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
575 babies have been named Aaric since 1972, making it today's #8393 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaric has been recorded 575 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #8393 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,254 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,393 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 575 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaric ranks #7,254 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,393 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 575 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,393 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaric's 575 recorded births place it above 84.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Aaric compares
575 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aaric's all-time total is 56% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 575 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aaric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aaric splits its recorded history at 2005: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aaric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Aaric by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (244 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Aaric's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Aaric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
244 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 244 births (42% of all-time use).
How Aaric compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aaric's total volume
Aaric by state
Where Aaric concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 2.3% |
26 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aaric's data
- Aaric's decade-level peak was the 2010s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aarics (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aaric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aaric draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.