Alaric

German

"all-powerful ruler"

Alaric Origin and Meaning

The name Alaric is a boy's name of German origin meaning "all-powerful ruler".

Alaric is an ancient regal name that sounds modern enough to be considered. Alaric was a traditional name for the kings of the Ostrogoths, the most famous of whom was Alaric I, the King of the West Goths who sacked Rome in 410.

In literature, Alaric was a noble character in P. G. Wodehouse's Blandings Castle novels, the lead character in Alexander Theroux's Darconville's Cat, appeared in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, and was the name of a history teacher on The Vampire Diaries.

More unusual than Frederic or Roderic, Alaric could make a quaintly quirky path to all the Al and Rick nicknames.

Alaric Rank in US Top 1000

# 915 in the US

Alaric Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 169 on Nameberry

Alaric Popularity

• 915 US 2022
• 169 Nameberry 2024
• 76 Unique 2023
• 580 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Alaric

• Alaric I and II Kings of the Visigoths
• Alaric legendary king of Sweden
• Alaric Tay (Liang Hoong) Singaporean film director
• (Harold) Alaric Jacob English writer and war correspondent
• Alaric Alexander Watts English poet and journalist
• Alaric "Rokko" Jans American composer
• Alaric B. Chapin American Civil War hero
• Alaric Cotin, nickname of Frederick the Great of Prussia, given by Voltaire for his military genius and his taste for literature

Alaric in Pop Culture

• Alaric Saltzman character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries", He is also called Rick
• Alaric Duke of Dunstable, a character in P. G. Wodehouse's 'Blandings Castle' series
• Alaric the Mad character in the Warhammer Fantasy realm
• Alaric Darconville title character of Alexander Theroux's "Darconville's Cat"
• Alaric Deschain character in Stephen King's series The Dark Tower
• Alaric Morgan character in the Deryni series by Katherine Kurtz
• Alaric Tudor one of the clerks in Anthony Trollope's "The Three Clerks"
• Alaric Vas character in "The Bird Artist" by Howard Norman
• Alaric character in Alyssa Day's Warriors of Poseidon series
• Alaric character in "Born to Exile" by Phyllis Eisenstein
• Sir Alaric Keeper of the King's Records in "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" by Dr. Seuss