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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • 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: #323 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,817 boysILWisconsin: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,400 boysWIMichigan: #272 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,810 boysMINew York: #489 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,711 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: #447 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,155 boysINOhio: #357 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,767 boysOHPennsylvania: #405 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,969 boysPANew Jersey: #444 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,546 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #474 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 5,080 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: #268 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,553 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWVVirginia: #243 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,971 boysVAMaryland: #282 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,646 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedDEArizona: #499 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,677 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedKSArkansas: #146 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 880 boysARTennessee: #181 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,343 boysTNNorth Carolina: #144 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 923 boysNCSouth Carolina: #125 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 691 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #264 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,603 boysDCOklahoma: #281 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,309 boysOKLouisiana: #193 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 975 boysLAMississippi: #109 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 512 boysMSAlabama: #99 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 528 boysALGeorgia: #150 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 876 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedHITexas: #296 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 2,173 boysTXFlorida: #223 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,473 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#99 · 1 in 528
  2. Mississippi#109 · 1 in 512
  3. South Carolina#125 · 1 in 691
  4. North Carolina#144 · 1 in 923
  5. Arkansas#146 · 1 in 880

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#99481 in 528
Mississippi#109321 in 512
South Carolina#125311 in 691
North Carolina#144451 in 923
Arkansas#146171 in 880
Georgia#150521 in 876
Tennessee#181241 in 1,343
Louisiana#193331 in 975
Florida#223541 in 1,473
Virginia#243201 in 1,971
District of Columbia#26451 in 1,603
Missouri#268141 in 2,553
Michigan#272231 in 2,810
Oklahoma#28191 in 2,309
Maryland#282111 in 2,646
Texas#296661 in 2,173
Illinois#323291 in 2,817
Ohio#357161 in 4,767
Wisconsin#38061 in 5,400
Pennsylvania#405131 in 5,969
New Jersey#44491 in 5,546
Indiana#44761 in 6,155
California#474471 in 5,080
New York#489221 in 5,711
Arizona#49951 in 5,677
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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 1987

girls
#7,353
9 births · 1 in 193,181 girls
boys
#314
679 births · 1 in 2,750 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #7,353Cedric9

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #314Cedric679
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 193,181 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 44.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #6,788Yvonna10
  2. #6,788Zarah10
  3. #6,788Zehra10
  4. #7,353Cedric9
  5. #7,353Abi9
  6. #7,353Abigael9
  7. #7,353Adi9
  8. #7,987Aarin8
  9. #7,987Adrena8
  10. #7,987Africa8

Tied with 633 names at #7,353; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,750 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 96.1% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #311Zachery687
  2. #312Dominique684
  3. #313Alfred682
  4. #314Cedric679
  5. #314Daryl679
  6. #316Trenton673
  7. #317Dexter665
  8. #318Leon662

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

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →