Alarik
Alaric I was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410. He rose to leadership of the Goths who came to occupy Moesia—territory acquired a couple of decades earlier by a combined force of Goths and Alans after the Battle of Adrianople.
Meaning & Origin of Alarik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alaric I was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410. He rose to leadership of the Goths who came to occupy Moesia—territory acquired a couple of decades earlier by a combined force of Goths and Alans after the Battle of Adrianople.
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The Story of Alarik
Alarik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 35 Alariks were born — ranking #3,258 that year. As of 2026, Alarik ranks #7,015 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 317 Alariks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alarik
Alarik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 317 births in the dataset. Alarik's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,258. Use the chart and map above to compare Alarik's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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