Cedric

Last seen for girls in 1989 at #12,362 · #1,051 for boys in 2025, 209 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1974 · 903 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
42,104
since 1890

Cedric over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cedric has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #230, 1974boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,051209
2024—#940245
2023—#1,044209
2022—#959236
2021—#1,037208
2020—#969222
2019—#1,000209
2018—#958216
2017—#977211
2016—#909237
2015—#864261
2014—#787293
2013—#813268
2012—#757302
2011—#754300
2010—#724317
2009—#705340
2008—#651374
2007—#592429
2006—#589416
2005—#591382
2004—#581384
2003—#542425
2002—#481481
2001—#461520
2000—#463512
1999—#476476
1998—#419552
1997—#405573
1996—#400592
1995—#400573
1994—#418548
1993—#390589
1992—#408554
1991—#379598
1990—#377612
1989#12,3625#352643
1988#11,7985#336642
1987#7,3539#314679
1986#6,15611#295706
1985#9,3076#261843
1984#8,1537#247885
1983#6,7059#259804
1982#6,37110#239977
1981#8,1287#244909
1980#10,3925#245909
1979#6,18910#256827
1978#4,67914#255793
1977#5,53211#234903
1976#4,36314#236861
1975#4,59313#237871
1974#5,7769#230903
1973#5,19110#239883
1972#3,71416#240896
1971#4,53412#259860
1970#4,24613#259879
1969#3,77414#283701
1968#7,0165#280689
1967#4,9828#272717
1966#5,2737#272726
1965#5,2897#284700
1964#5,4747#285742
1963—#294695
1962—#295693
1961#4,8828#307639
1960#4,7738#336533
1959—#340520
1958—#388406
1957#5,3776#383401
1956#4,8377#454280
1955—#464254
1954—#482224
1953—#490206
1952—#559156
1951—#546154
1950—#588133
1949—#69896
1948—#82468
1947—#80573
1946#4,9605#81265
1945—#85054
1944—#91848
1943—#85660
1942—#91053
1941—#77864
1940—#95245
1939—#90447
1938—#1,09535
1937—#82455
1936—#94043
1935—#99241
1934—#1,00741
1933—#1,05138
1932—#1,25429
1931—#99744
1930—#89255
1929—#1,01045
1928—#1,21135
1927—#98251
1926—#1,09242
1925—#1,22534
1924—#1,10742
1923—#1,27532
1922—#1,08442
1921—#91359
1920—#90358
1919—#94950
1918—#89455
1917—#1,03340
1916—#1,02839
1915—#80457
1914—#73451
1913—#68144
1912—#70037
1911—#79317
1910—#1,5895
1909—#80413
1908—#74413
1907—#1,0947
1906—#9278
1905—#1,2335
1904—#8748
1903—#9107
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First appearance
1890

The first year at least five boys were named Cedric! It came in at #994, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1892, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Cedric is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedMNIllinois: #263 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,712 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWIMichigan: #249 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,913 boysMINew York: #422 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 6,650 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedIAIndiana: #379 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,774 boysINOhio: #321 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,071 boysOHPennsylvania: #456 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,810 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #399 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 4,974 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNEMissouri: #290 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,227 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWVVirginia: #353 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,329 boysVAMaryland: #242 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,525 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNMKansas: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,734 boysKSArkansas: #159 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 850 boysARTennessee: #201 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,408 boysTNNorth Carolina: #252 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,957 boysNCSouth Carolina: #289 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,366 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #197 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,349 boysDCOklahoma: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,923 boysOKLouisiana: #187 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 982 boysLAMississippi: #176 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 932 boysMSAlabama: #121 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 604 boysALGeorgia: #177 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,018 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedHITexas: #304 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 2,062 boysTXFlorida: #230 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,571 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#121 · 1 in 604
  2. Arkansas#159 · 1 in 850
  3. Mississippi#176 · 1 in 932
  4. Georgia#177 · 1 in 1,018
  5. Louisiana#187 · 1 in 982

Best ever in a state: #44 in Mississippi, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#121621 in 604
Arkansas#159231 in 850
Mississippi#176291 in 932
Georgia#177471 in 1,018
Louisiana#187421 in 982
District of Columbia#197111 in 1,349
Tennessee#201281 in 1,408
Florida#230351 in 1,571
Maryland#242131 in 2,525
Michigan#249321 in 2,913
North Carolina#252271 in 1,957
Illinois#263421 in 2,712
South Carolina#289121 in 2,366
Missouri#290151 in 3,227
Texas#304581 in 2,062
Ohio#321221 in 5,071
Kansas#33361 in 3,734
Oklahoma#34761 in 3,923
Virginia#353101 in 4,329
Indiana#37981 in 6,774
California#399381 in 4,974
New York#422271 in 6,650
Pennsylvania#456101 in 11,810
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cedric
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 111 spots since 2024 (#940 → #1,051)
  • 82 spots since 2020 (#969 → #1,051)
  • 187 spots since 2015 (#864 → #1,051)
  • Biggest jump: 796 spots in 1911 (#1,589 → #793)
  • Biggest drop: 785 spots in 1910 (#804 → #1,589)
Rise & fade · boys
84 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1890
  • Peaked 1974 at #230 (903 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1939–2020
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,741
  • Highest: 1 in 1,741 boys born in 1974 were named Cedric (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,173 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 20.6% of all boys named Cedric (8,676) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s39#705 (1893)#919
1900s61#744 (1908)#941
1910s395#681 (1913)#921
1920s440#903 (1920)#1,080
1930s428#824 (1937)#996
1940s626#698 (1949)#840
1950s2,734#340 (1959)#469
1960s6,835#272 (1966)#291
1970s8,676#230 (1974)#245
1980s7,997#239 (1982)#279
1990s5,667#377 (1990)#407
2000s4,263#461 (2001)#566
2010s2,614#724 (2010)#854
2020s1,329#940 (2024)#1,000

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cedric in 1961

girls
#4,882
8 births · 1 in 252,312 girls
boys
#307
639 births · 1 in 3,324 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #4,882Cedric8

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #307Cedric639
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 252,312 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 35.1% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #4,546Voncille9
  2. #4,546Wana9
  3. #4,546Yasmine9
  4. #4,882Cedric8
  5. #4,882Adaline8
  6. #4,882Adrena8
  7. #4,882Adrien8
  8. #5,309Abra7
  9. #5,309Aide7
  10. #5,309Aime7

Tied with 426 names at #4,882; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 3,324 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 93.4% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #304Max653
  2. #305Darrel646
  3. #306Loren643
  4. #307Cedric639
  5. #307Lorenzo639
  6. #307Stewart639
  7. #310Mickey636
  8. #311Adrian634
  9. #311Phil634

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961 →