Boys' name · since 1949
Alaric
3,961 babies named Alaric in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,063 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,961
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,961 babies have been named Alaric since 1949, making it today's #1063 boys' name.
Alaric has 3,961 recorded births among boys since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1063 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #2,106 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,063 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,961 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaric ranks #2,106 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,063 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,961 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,106 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,063 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,961
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alaric's 3,961 recorded births place it above 95.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alaric compares
3,961 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Alaric's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,961 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 279 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alaric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alaric splits its recorded history at 1990: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 279 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alaric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 279
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Alaric by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,479 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Alaric's strongest decade.
1,479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Alaric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 157
1960s
157 births
- 1970s 173
1970s
173 births
- 1980s 137
1980s
137 births
- 1990s 241
1990s
241 births
- 2000s 332
2000s
332 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,479 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,405 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,479 births (37% of all-time use).
How Alaric 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 Alaric's total volume
Alaric by state
Where Alaric concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 293 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 248 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 160 | 4.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 123 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 104 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 89 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Washington | | 86 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 83 | 2.1% |
293 of 3,961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Alaric appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alaric's data
- Alaric's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,479 total births) through the 2020s (1,405) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alarics (293 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alaric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Alaric 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.