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Alaric
Say it: AL-uh-rik
Meaning
Gothic, usually explained as ala 'all' and reiks 'ruler'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 2,830 babies given this name since 1949
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 6,100 boys
- 278 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| German | Alarich |
|---|---|
| Italian | Alarico |
| Spanish | Alarico |
| French | Alaric |
Famous bearers
- Alaric I, Visigothic king who sacked Rome
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.