Boys' name · since 1997
Aleric
203 babies named Aleric in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,220 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aleric is the #11220 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 203 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleric has been recorded 203 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #11220 nationally and more common than 19% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #12,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,220 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 203 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleric ranks #12,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,220 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 203 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,220 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleric's 203 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Aleric compares
203 38th percentile among 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
Aleric's all-time total is 45% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 203 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aleric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aleric's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aleric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Aleric by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (96 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Aleric's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aleric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Aleric's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Aleric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Aleric 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.