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Aric

Aric: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“eternal ruler”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
AIR-ik · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant spelling of Eric or Arik. The name ultimately comes from Old Norse Eiríkr, commonly interpreted as 'ever' or 'eternal' plus 'ruler'.

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How popular is Aric?

20246.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Aric in 202423

2024 rank#4,440 boys

Peak year1977

Total US babies since 18807,605

Aric is fading: recent use is about 53% of its level ten years before.

Names like Aric

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Ericeternal ruler · Old Norse
  • Ericketernal ruler · Scandinavian
  • Eriketernal ruler · Old Norse
  • Erikaeternal ruler · Scandinavian
  • Ericaeternal ruler · Old Norse
  • Erickaeternal ruler · Germanic
  • Ericheternal ruler · Germanic
  • Williamresolute protector · Germanic

Aric questions

What does the name Aric mean?

Aric means "eternal ruler". It comes from Germanic. Variant spelling of Eric or Arik. The name ultimately comes from Old Norse Eiríkr, commonly interpreted as 'ever' or 'eternal' plus 'ruler'.

Is Aric a boy or girl name?

Aric is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aric?

23 US babies were named Aric in 2024. Its peak year was 1977.

How do you pronounce Aric?

Aric is usually pronounced AIR-ik.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.