Cedric

Where Cedric comes from

Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty. Alternatively Scott based Cedric on the Welsh name Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Cedric
  • Welsh
  • 2 syllables
Cedric through the years
  1. 1890
    First appearance
    #994 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1974
    Peak, #230
    903 babies named Cedric, its best rank.
  3. 2003
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #542.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Welsh.
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Cedric in Wikidata.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.