Alaric

Where Alaric comes from

From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
— Wiktionary's entry for Alaric
  • Gothic
Along the way
  1. 1797
    Alaric Alexander Watts born
    British poet and journalist
  2. 1949
    First appearance
    #3,019 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1996
    Alaric Basson born
    South African swimmer
  4. 2020
    Peak, #822
    279 babies named Alaric — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Gothic.
Namesakes
  • Alaric Alexander Watts · British poet and journalist, 1797–1864
  • Alaric Basson · South African swimmer, born 1996
  • Alaric Jacob · British writer, 1909–1995
  • Alaric Jackson · football player, born 1998

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.