The baby name Alaric is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AL-ə-rik (IPA: /ˈæl.ər.ɪk/).
The baby name Alaric is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AL-ə-rik (IPA: /ˈæl.ər.ɪk/).
Alaric is in Origin.
Alaric stems from the Gothic Alareiks, built from ala “all” and reiks “ruler, king,” yielding the sense “ruler of all” or “universal ruler.” It passed into Latin as Alaricus and into Old High German as Alarich, with cognate elements seen in other Germanic names containing -ric (“power, rule”).
Notable bearers include the Visigothic kings Alaric I, who sacked Rome in 410 CE, and Alaric II. After sporadic medieval use, the name declined, then reemerged in the 19th‑century medievalist revival and again recently in English, aided by fantasy and television. Variants and forms: Alarich (German), Alarik (Swedish/Finnish), Alarico (Spanish/Italian/Portuguese), Alric/Aric (contracted), and the rare feminine Alarica.
| Athalaric Athalaric was a king of the Ostrogoths, ruling the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 526 to 534. He became king at a young age after the death of his grandfather, Theodoric the Great, but his reign was marked by internal strife and external pressures from the Byzantine Empire. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #276 | 7 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #295 | 12 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #333 | 55 | 2,865 |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #517 | 11 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #568 | 8 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #677 | 21 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #702 | 192 | 7,044 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,154 | 25 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Alaric is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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