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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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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1896—#9007
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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 1980

  • 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: #307 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,787 boysILWisconsin: #342 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,037 boysWIMichigan: #299 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,544 boysMINew York: #558 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,502 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: #508 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,349 boysINOhio: #360 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,099 boysOHPennsylvania: #592 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,770 boysPANew Jersey: #379 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,273 boysNJConnecticut: #272 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,900 boysCTCalifornia: #441 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 4,578 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedUTColorado: #407 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,560 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNEMissouri: #229 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,075 boysMOKentucky: #301 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,514 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWVVirginia: #337 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,388 boysVAMaryland: #274 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,599 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: #331 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,582 boysKSArkansas: #98 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 492 boysARTennessee: #111 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 657 boysTNNorth Carolina: #128 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 738 boysNCSouth Carolina: #75 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 384 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #155 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 788 boysDCOklahoma: #354 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,824 boysOKLouisiana: #128 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 620 boysLAMississippi: #67 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 278 boysMSAlabama: #85 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 450 boysALGeorgia: #81 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 425 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedHITexas: #205 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 1,094 boysTXFlorida: #174 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,067 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#67 · 1 in 278
  2. South Carolina#75 · 1 in 384
  3. Georgia#81 · 1 in 425
  4. Alabama#85 · 1 in 450
  5. Arkansas#98 · 1 in 492

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#67721 in 278
South Carolina#75561 in 384
Georgia#81971 in 425
Alabama#85611 in 450
Arkansas#98331 in 492
Tennessee#111511 in 657
Louisiana#128591 in 620
North Carolina#128521 in 738
District of Columbia#155101 in 788
Florida#174561 in 1,067
Texas#2051221 in 1,094
Missouri#229181 in 2,075
Connecticut#27261 in 2,900
Maryland#27491 in 2,599
Michigan#299191 in 3,544
Kentucky#30181 in 3,514
Illinois#307311 in 2,787
Kansas#33151 in 3,582
Virginia#337101 in 3,388
Wisconsin#34271 in 5,037
Oklahoma#35461 in 3,824
Ohio#360161 in 5,099
New Jersey#379101 in 4,273
Colorado#40751 in 4,560
California#441421 in 4,578
Indiana#50851 in 8,349
New York#558151 in 7,502
Pennsylvania#59261 in 12,770
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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 1980

girls
#10,392
5 births · 1 in 332,061 girls
boys
#245
909 births · 1 in 1,963 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #10,392Cedric5

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #245Cedric909
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 332,061 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 14.5% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #9,095Yvon6
  2. #9,095Zella6
  3. #9,095Zuri6
  4. #10,392Cedric5
  5. #10,392Abbegail5
  6. #10,392Abel5
  7. #10,392Abelina5

Tied with 1,769 names at #10,392; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,963 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 96.6% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #242Howard925
  2. #243Francis922
  3. #244Tyson912
  4. #245Cedric909
  5. #246Ivan907
  6. #247Heath906
  7. #248Leon904
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →