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
- Peak · boys
- 1974 · 903 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 42,104since 1890
Cedric over time
Rank among boys' names. Cedric has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,051 | 209 | |
| 2024 | — | #940 | 245 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,044 | 209 | |
| 2022 | — | #959 | 236 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,037 | 208 | |
| 2020 | — | #969 | 222 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,000 | 209 | |
| 2018 | — | #958 | 216 | |
| 2017 | — | #977 | 211 | |
| 2016 | — | #909 | 237 | |
| 2015 | — | #864 | 261 | |
| 2014 | — | #787 | 293 | |
| 2013 | — | #813 | 268 | |
| 2012 | — | #757 | 302 | |
| 2011 | — | #754 | 300 | |
| 2010 | — | #724 | 317 | |
| 2009 | — | #705 | 340 | |
| 2008 | — | #651 | 374 | |
| 2007 | — | #592 | 429 | |
| 2006 | — | #589 | 416 | |
| 2005 | — | #591 | 382 | |
| 2004 | — | #581 | 384 | |
| 2003 | — | #542 | 425 | |
| 2002 | — | #481 | 481 | |
| 2001 | — | #461 | 520 | |
| 2000 | — | #463 | 512 | |
| 1999 | — | #476 | 476 | |
| 1998 | — | #419 | 552 | |
| 1997 | — | #405 | 573 | |
| 1996 | — | #400 | 592 | |
| 1995 | — | #400 | 573 | |
| 1994 | — | #418 | 548 | |
| 1993 | — | #390 | 589 | |
| 1992 | — | #408 | 554 | |
| 1991 | — | #379 | 598 | |
| 1990 | — | #377 | 612 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #352 | 643 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #336 | 642 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #314 | 679 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #295 | 706 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #261 | 843 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #247 | 885 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #259 | 804 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #239 | 977 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #244 | 909 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #245 | 909 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #256 | 827 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #255 | 793 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #234 | 903 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #236 | 861 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #237 | 871 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #230 | 903 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #239 | 883 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #240 | 896 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #259 | 860 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #259 | 879 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #283 | 701 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #280 | 689 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #272 | 717 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #272 | 726 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #284 | 700 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #285 | 742 |
| 1963 | — | #294 | 695 | |
| 1962 | — | #295 | 693 | |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #307 | 639 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #336 | 533 |
| 1959 | — | #340 | 520 | |
| 1958 | — | #388 | 406 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #383 | 401 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #454 | 280 |
| 1955 | — | #464 | 254 | |
| 1954 | — | #482 | 224 | |
| 1953 | — | #490 | 206 | |
| 1952 | — | #559 | 156 | |
| 1951 | — | #546 | 154 | |
| 1950 | — | #588 | 133 | |
| 1949 | — | #698 | 96 | |
| 1948 | — | #824 | 68 | |
| 1947 | — | #805 | 73 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #812 | 65 |
| 1945 | — | #850 | 54 | |
| 1944 | — | #918 | 48 | |
| 1943 | — | #856 | 60 | |
| 1942 | — | #910 | 53 | |
| 1941 | — | #778 | 64 | |
| 1940 | — | #952 | 45 | |
| 1939 | — | #904 | 47 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,095 | 35 | |
| 1937 | — | #824 | 55 | |
| 1936 | — | #940 | 43 | |
| 1935 | — | #992 | 41 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,007 | 41 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,254 | 29 | |
| 1931 | — | #997 | 44 | |
| 1930 | — | #892 | 55 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,010 | 45 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,211 | 35 | |
| 1927 | — | #982 | 51 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,092 | 42 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,225 | 34 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,107 | 42 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,275 | 32 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,084 | 42 | |
| 1921 | — | #913 | 59 | |
| 1920 | — | #903 | 58 | |
| 1919 | — | #949 | 50 | |
| 1918 | — | #894 | 55 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,033 | 40 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,028 | 39 | |
| 1915 | — | #804 | 57 | |
| 1914 | — | #734 | 51 | |
| 1913 | — | #681 | 44 | |
| 1912 | — | #700 | 37 | |
| 1911 | — | #793 | 17 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #804 | 13 | |
| 1908 | — | #744 | 13 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#51 · 1 in 234
- Alabama#66 · 1 in 310
- Georgia#95 · 1 in 441
- Louisiana#112 · 1 in 504
- Nevada#127 · 1 in 680
Best ever in a state: #44 in Mississippi, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #51 | 85 | 1 in 234 |
| Alabama | #66 | 89 | 1 in 310 |
| Georgia | #95 | 92 | 1 in 441 |
| Louisiana | #112 | 62 | 1 in 504 |
| Nevada | #127 | 5 | 1 in 680 |
| Arkansas | #128 | 22 | 1 in 680 |
| Tennessee | #136 | 41 | 1 in 783 |
| Florida | #143 | 67 | 1 in 754 |
| South Carolina | #168 | 24 | 1 in 907 |
| Texas | #183 | 120 | 1 in 887 |
| North Carolina | #185 | 36 | 1 in 1,156 |
| Missouri | #233 | 19 | 1 in 1,849 |
| New Mexico | #235 | 7 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Illinois | #250 | 44 | 1 in 1,880 |
| District of Columbia | #259 | 5 | 1 in 1,869 |
| Arizona | #262 | 10 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Maryland | #301 | 7 | 1 in 3,369 |
| Michigan | #314 | 20 | 1 in 3,445 |
| Virginia | #323 | 10 | 1 in 3,337 |
| Oklahoma | #344 | 6 | 1 in 3,149 |
| Ohio | #360 | 17 | 1 in 4,787 |
| Kentucky | #374 | 5 | 1 in 5,307 |
| New York | #381 | 28 | 1 in 4,353 |
| California | #402 | 38 | 1 in 3,951 |
| New Jersey | #454 | 7 | 1 in 6,556 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 1974 at #230 (903 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 29 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1939–2020
- 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%)
- 20.6% of all boys named Cedric (8,676) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 39 | #705 (1893) | #919 |
| 1900s | 61 | #744 (1908) | #941 |
| 1910s | 395 | #681 (1913) | #921 |
| 1920s | 440 | #903 (1920) | #1,080 |
| 1930s | 428 | #824 (1937) | #996 |
| 1940s | 626 | #698 (1949) | #840 |
| 1950s | 2,734 | #340 (1959) | #469 |
| 1960s | 6,835 | #272 (1966) | #291 |
| 1970s | 8,676 | #230 (1974) | #245 |
| 1980s | 7,997 | #239 (1982) | #279 |
| 1990s | 5,667 | #377 (1990) | #407 |
| 2000s | 4,263 | #461 (2001) | #566 |
| 2010s | 2,614 | #724 (2010) | #854 |
| 2020s | 1,329 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 95,078 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 61.6% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,543Vesta17
- #3,543Virna17
- #3,543Zelma17
- #3,714Cedric16
- #3,714Adella16
- #3,714Adelle16
- #3,714Adrena16
- #3,894Afrika15
- #3,894Aimie15
- #3,894Akiko15
Tied with 179 names at #3,714; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,810 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 95.8% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.