Aric: Meaning of Baby Name Aric

Aric Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 7,600 baby boys have been named Aric. The name peaked in 1977 with 265 US births that year (rank #502). In 2024, ranked #4427 nationally — 3,925 places below its 1977 peak.

Top States for Aric

Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Aric births are: California (803), Texas (618), Ohio (348).

Other English-Origin Names Like Aric

If you like Aric's English origin, consider these related names: Aaric, Aarika, Aarshiya, Aase, Aasiya. Browse all English names →

4-Letter Names Starting with A

Names with Aric's exact length and starting letter: Aala, Aart, Aase, Aban, Abba.

Quick Facts About Aric

5,642

English baby names in our dictionary

3,391

English male names

199

4-letter A-names in our dictionary

1,087

A-male names total

2000–2001

years of US SSA records (2 total)

304

total US births named Aric (all years)

US Popularity History (2000–2001)

↘️ Falling: Aric dropped 13 places in the US boys ranking over the last 1 years (#983 in 2000 → #996 in 2001).

Annual US births named Aric by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 153 boys named Aric (boy rank #996 that year).

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Aaric	Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy.	Male	English
Arick	Variant Of Aric - Rule With Mercy.	Male	English
Arik	Sacred Ruler	Male	English
Arrick	Variant Of Aric - Rule With Mercy.	Male	English
Erik	Very Funny.	Male	African
Rickie	Abbreviation Of Richard Powerful: Strong Ruler.	Male	English
Ricky	Abbreviation Of Richard Powerful: Strong Ruler.	Male	English

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Compare Aric to Other Popular Names

Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Aric against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).

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