Alric
Derived from the Old English elements "aelf" (elf) and "ric" (ruler, power).
Name Census estimates that about 237 living Americans carry the first name Alric. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alric today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alric births was 2020 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alric. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Alric with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
237
~ 1 in 1,446,221 Americans
Peak year
2020
16 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,401
Tracked since 1950
Census
Alric in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 379 people with the first name Alric, which placed it at #25,119 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,119
National first-name rank
People counted
379
379 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
47.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alric
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alric is Black at 47.5%. The next largest groups are White (30.9%) and Hispanic (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alric described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alric at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American47.5% · 180
- White30.9% · 117
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 30
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.9% · 30
- Two or more races5.0% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 3
Popularity
Alric: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alric from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 95 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Alric remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alric by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alric during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alric
The name Alric has its origins in the Germanic languages, specifically Old High German and Old English. It is a compound name formed by combining the elements "alu" meaning "all" or "complete," and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "power." Thus, the name Alric can be interpreted as "complete ruler" or "all-powerful ruler."
The name gained prominence during the Middle Ages, particularly among the Frankish and Anglo-Saxon nobility. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the Annals of Fulda, a medieval chronicle written in the 9th century, which mentions an Alric serving as a count under the Carolingian dynasty.
In the realm of literature, the name Alric appears in the Old English epic poem "Beowulf," where it is borne by a warrior who fought alongside the titular hero. This reference provides evidence of the name's usage among the ancient Anglo-Saxons.
Historically, several notable individuals have carried the name Alric. One such figure was Alric of Auxerre (c. 850 - c. 923), a Benedictine monk and scholar who served as the abbot of the monastery of St. Germain in Auxerre, France. His contributions to medieval scholarship and theology were significant.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Alric of Reims (c. 1025 - 1082), a French ecclesiastic who served as the Archbishop of Reims from 1051 until his death. He played an influential role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire during the Investiture Controversy, a conflict between secular and religious authorities over the appointment of bishops and abbots.
In the realm of warfare, Alric the Red (c. 1050 - c. 1120) was a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England in 1066. He later became a castellan, responsible for the defense of various castles in Normandy.
During the High Middle Ages, Alric of Malmesbury (c. 1095 - c. 1167) was an English Benedictine monk and historian who authored the "Gesta Regum Anglorum" (Deeds of the English Kings), an important chronicle of English history from the time of the Anglo-Saxons to the reign of King Henry I.
In the 13th century, Alric of Strassburg (c. 1210 - c. 1280) was a German architect and master builder who played a significant role in the construction of Strasbourg Cathedral, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.
People
Alric + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alric as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alric: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alric?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 237 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alric going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,446,221 US residents.
Is Alric a common name?
We classify Alric as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 249 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alric most popular?
The single biggest year for Alric was 2020, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alric is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alric in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 379 people with the name Alric, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,119 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alric in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alric?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alric leans strongly male. 373 people counted with this name were male (96.6%), compared with 13 female bearers (3.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alric?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alric is Black at 47.5%. The next largest groups are White (30.9%) and Hispanic (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alric most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Alric in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.5% (180 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alric in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alric a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alric in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alric still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alric in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alric can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Alric as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Alric on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.