How Many People Are Named Cedric?
people named Cedric are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,221 people in the US has this name
Based on 42,382 babies named Cedric in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
987 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'Ivanhoe' (1819). Apparently he based it on the actual name Cerdic, the name of the semi-legendary founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the 6th century. The meaning of Cerdic is uncertain, but it does not appear to be Old English in origin. It could be connected to the Brythonic name CARATACOS. The name was also used by Frances Hodgson Burnett for the main character in her novel 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' (1886).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cedric, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cedric alive today is about 41 years old, and 58% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cedric first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 1982, to 987 babies. In 2025, 209 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cedric has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #230, in 1974. In 2025 it ranked #1,051.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,051 |
| Best rank | #230 (1974) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #247 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cedric alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cedric were born in Texas than in any other state: about 4,225 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cedric was given 5.5 times as often in Mississippi, 4.7 times in Alabama and 3.6 times in Louisiana.
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