How Many People Are Named Cedar?
people named Cedar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 84,600 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,091 babies named Cedar in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
271 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κεδρος (kedros).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cedar, 35.8% were girls and 64.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Cedar fell from 47.6% in the 1970s to 31.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cedar alive today is about 13 years old, and 89% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cedar first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2022, to 271 babies. In 2025, 220 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cedar has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,125, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #1,244. Among girls, its best rank was #2,259, in 2022.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,244 | #2,827 |
| Best rank | #1,125 (2022) | #2,259 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,605 in the 2010s | #3,529 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cedar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cedar were born in Washington than in any other state: about 273 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cedar was given 13.6 times as often in Oregon, 8.6 times in Washington and 8.5 times in Utah.
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