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Aric
OriginNorse variation of Eric
Meaning"eternal ruler"
About Aric
This poor lad will spend his life saying, "No, it's Aric, not Eric. Aaric, Arick, Arik Arric, Arrick.
Pronounced AIR-ik.
As of October 2026, Aric ranked #4259 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #502 in 1977.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,257 | 59 | 30.7 |
| 2015 | #2,212 | 61 | 31.8 |
| 2016 | #2,171 | 63 | 33.2 |
| 2017 | #2,272 | 58 | 31.3 |
| 2018 | #2,547 | 50 | 27.5 |
| 2019 | #2,810 | 44 | 24.5 |
| 2020 | #3,138 | 36 | 20.9 |
| 2021 | #3,245 | 36 | 20.6 |
| 2022 | #3,538 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | #3,562 | 32 | 18.7 |
| 2024 | #4,427 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2025 | #4,259 | 24 | 14.1 |
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