Cedric
Cedric is ranked 944th among boys in 2024 (242 births). Its best rank was 230th, in 1974.
- Rank in 2024
- #944outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 2420.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 1982977 births
- Best rank
- #230in 1974
- Since 1890
- 41,889people given the name
The story in the numbers
41,889 boys have been named Cedric in the United States since 1890, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1982, with 977 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 787 → 944).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1980, and the 1970s alone account for 21%. It has spent 106 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Cedric | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 39 | |
| 1900s | 61 | |
| 1910s | 395 | |
| 1920s | 440 | |
| 1930s | 428 | |
| 1940s | 626 | |
| 1950s | 2,734 | |
| 1960s | 6,835 | |
| 1970s | 8,676 | |
| 1980s | 7,996 | |
| 1990s | 5,666 | |
| 2000s | 4,263 | |
| 2010s | 2,614 | |
| 2020s | 1,116 |
In 1982, its biggest year
Cedric was the 239th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1982 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Jason and David. See all of 1982.
Names that rose and fell with Cedric
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Reinaldopeak 1963
- Rodrickpeak 1977
- Bradleypeak 1980
- Ericpeak 1970
- Lancepeak 1970
- Wilfredopeak 1980
- Brantpeak 1970
- Derrickpeak 1980
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.