Cedrick

Last seen for girls in 1983 at #10,275 · #3,314 for boys in 2025, 35 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1978 · 200 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,342
since 1951

Cedrick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cedrick has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #594, 1978boys
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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—#3,31435
2024—#2,71548
2023—#3,34735
2022—#2,91943
2021—#3,18037
2020—#3,41832
2019—#2,73646
2018—#2,44553
2017—#2,71545
2016—#2,88541
2015—#2,27658
2014—#2,17562
2013—#2,84840
2012—#2,59447
2011—#2,28456
2010—#2,05766
2009—#1,86178
2008—#1,91675
2007—#1,74185
2006—#1,68484
2005—#1,72577
2004—#1,67177
2003—#1,67374
2002—#1,39594
2001—#1,40089
2000—#1,247106
1999—#1,118118
1998—#1,085119
1997—#1,116113
1996—#922142
1995—#1,016119
1994—#1,070109
1993—#979122
1992—#967124
1991—#981119
1990—#828152
1989—#758169
1988—#827131
1987—#777140
1986—#789132
1985—#781129
1984—#692158
1983#10,2755#655170
1982—#642180
1981—#647173
1980—#622197
1979—#701149
1978—#594200
1977—#692150
1976—#658155
1975—#703139
1974—#654152
1973#8,4235#714127
1972—#740114
1971—#81698
1970—#84591
1969—#86179
1968—#1,18341
1967—#88566
1966—#98455
1965—#1,23338
1964—#1,35034
1963—#1,12147
1962—#1,38732
1961—#1,34935
1960—#1,52328
1959—#1,86519
1958—#1,67722
1957—#1,63424
1956—#2,01516
1955—#2,7649
1954—#3,4526
1953—#2,9058
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First appearance
1951

The first year at least five boys were named Cedrick! It came in at #2,662, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1952, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Cedrick is popular in 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedMNIllinois: #582 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,177 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #895 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 17,242 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedARTennessee: #324 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,537 boysTNNorth Carolina: #416 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,747 boysNCSouth Carolina: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,074 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #444 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,077 boysLAMississippi: #277 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,015 boysMSAlabama: #253 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,968 boysALGeorgia: #406 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,049 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cedrick, so not publishedHITexas: #431 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,948 boysTXFlorida: #374 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,407 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#253 · 1 in 1,968
  2. Mississippi#277 · 1 in 2,015
  3. South Carolina#280 · 1 in 2,074
  4. Tennessee#324 · 1 in 3,537
  5. Florida#374 · 1 in 3,407

Best ever in a state: #148 in Mississippi, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#253131 in 1,968
Mississippi#27791 in 2,015
South Carolina#280101 in 2,074
Tennessee#32491 in 3,537
Florida#374201 in 3,407
Georgia#406101 in 4,049
North Carolina#41681 in 4,747
Texas#431361 in 3,948
Louisiana#44491 in 4,077
Illinois#582101 in 8,177
California#895121 in 17,242
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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 Cedrick
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 599 spots since 2024 (#2,715 → #3,314)
  • 104 spots since 2020 (#3,418 → #3,314)
  • 1,038 spots since 2015 (#2,276 → #3,314)
  • Biggest jump: 322 spots in 1969 (#1,183 → #861)
  • Biggest drop: 298 spots in 1968 (#885 → #1,183)
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1951
  • Peaked 1978 at #594 (200 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1969–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,209
  • Highest: 1 in 8,209 boys born in 1978 were named Cedrick (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 48,802 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 24.9% of all boys named Cedrick (1,579) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s113#1,634 (1957)#2,372
1960s455#861 (1969)#1,188
1970s1,375#594 (1978)#712
1980s1,579#622 (1980)#719
1990s1,237#828 (1990)#1,008
2000s839#1,247 (2000)#1,631
2010s514#2,057 (2010)#2,502
2020s230#2,715 (2024)#3,149

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.

Cedrick in 1983

girls
#10,275
5 births · 1 in 334,122 girls
boys
#655
170 births · 1 in 10,544 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #10,275Cedrick5

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #655Cedrick170
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 334,122 of them was named Cedrick, which outranked 14.9% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedrick
  1. #9,015Yuriana6
  2. #9,015Zarah6
  3. #9,015Zola6
  4. #10,275Cedrick5
  5. #10,275Aaren5
  6. #10,275Abbagail5
  7. #10,275Abbye5

Tied with 1,799 names at #10,275; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 10,544 of them was named Cedrick, which outranked 91.1% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedrick
  1. #652Antwon171
  2. #652Jed171
  3. #652Jordon171
  4. #655Cedrick170
  5. #655Deshawn170
  6. #655Kaleb170
  7. #658Mauricio169
  8. #659Carey168
  9. #659Jerald168

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

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →