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

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Peak · boys
1974 · 903 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
42,104
since 1890

Cedric over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cedric has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #230, 1974boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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#1,051209
2024#940245
2023#1,044209
2022#959236
2021#1,037208
2020#969222
2019#1,000209
2018#958216
2017#977211
2016#909237
2015#864261
2014#787293
2013#813268
2012#757302
2011#754300
2010#724317
2009#705340
2008#651374
2007#592429
2006#589416
2005#591382
2004#581384
2003#542425
2002#481481
2001#461520
2000#463512
1999#476476
1998#419552
1997#405573
1996#400592
1995#400573
1994#418548
1993#390589
1992#408554
1991#379598
1990#377612
1989#12,3625#352643
1988#11,7985#336642
1987#7,3539#314679
1986#6,15611#295706
1985#9,3076#261843
1984#8,1537#247885
1983#6,7059#259804
1982#6,37110#239977
1981#8,1287#244909
1980#10,3925#245909
1979#6,18910#256827
1978#4,67914#255793
1977#5,53211#234903
1976#4,36314#236861
1975#4,59313#237871
1974#5,7769#230903
1973#5,19110#239883
1972#3,71416#240896
1971#4,53412#259860
1970#4,24613#259879
1969#3,77414#283701
1968#7,0165#280689
1967#4,9828#272717
1966#5,2737#272726
1965#5,2897#284700
1964#5,4747#285742
1963#294695
1962#295693
1961#4,8828#307639
1960#4,7738#336533
1959#340520
1958#388406
1957#5,3776#383401
1956#4,8377#454280
1955#464254
1954#482224
1953#490206
1952#559156
1951#546154
1950#588133
1949#69896
1948#82468
1947#80573
1946#4,9605#81265
1945#85054
1944#91848
1943#85660
1942#91053
1941#77864
1940#95245
1939#90447
1938#1,09535
1937#82455
1936#94043
1935#99241
1934#1,00741
1933#1,05138
1932#1,25429
1931#99744
1930#89255
1929#1,01045
1928#1,21135
1927#98251
1926#1,09242
1925#1,22534
1924#1,10742
1923#1,27532
1922#1,08442
1921#91359
1920#90358
1919#94950
1918#89455
1917#1,03340
1916#1,02839
1915#80457
1914#73451
1913#68144
1912#70037
1911#79317
1910#1,5895
1909#80413
1908#74413
1907#1,0947
1906#9278
1905#1,2335
1904#8748
1903#9107
1902
1901
1900
1899#1,0515
1898
1897#7878
1896#9007
1895#1,0795
1894
1893#7059
1892
1891
1890#9945
1889
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884
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1881
1880
First appearance
1890

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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNHWashington: #488 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,261 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedMNIllinois: #295 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,494 boysILWisconsin: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,533 boysWIMichigan: #318 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,754 boysMINew York: #714 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 11,109 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedIAIndiana: #355 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,619 boysINOhio: #379 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,392 boysOHPennsylvania: #576 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,031 boysPANew Jersey: #429 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,287 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #420 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 4,228 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNEMissouri: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,398 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWVVirginia: #259 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,224 boysVAMaryland: #298 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,144 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedDEArizona: #493 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,443 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedKSArkansas: #219 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,476 boysARTennessee: #152 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,010 boysTNNorth Carolina: #122 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 771 boysNCSouth Carolina: #104 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 540 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,212 boysOKLouisiana: #163 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 811 boysLAMississippi: #87 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 427 boysMSAlabama: #117 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 632 boysALGeorgia: #106 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 605 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedHITexas: #290 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 2,061 boysTXFlorida: #219 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,470 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#87 · 1 in 427
  2. South Carolina#104 · 1 in 540
  3. Georgia#106 · 1 in 605
  4. Alabama#117 · 1 in 632
  5. North Carolina#122 · 1 in 771

Best ever in a state: #44 in Mississippi, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#87401 in 427
South Carolina#104391 in 540
Georgia#106731 in 605
Alabama#117401 in 632
North Carolina#122531 in 771
Tennessee#152311 in 1,010
Louisiana#163421 in 811
Arkansas#219101 in 1,476
Florida#219521 in 1,470
Missouri#241151 in 2,398
Virginia#259171 in 2,224
Texas#290711 in 2,061
Illinois#295321 in 2,494
Maryland#29891 in 3,144
Michigan#318171 in 3,754
Oklahoma#34471 in 3,212
Indiana#35581 in 4,619
Ohio#379141 in 5,392
Wisconsin#38061 in 5,533
California#420541 in 4,228
New Jersey#42991 in 5,287
Washington#48851 in 6,261
Arizona#49351 in 5,443
Pennsylvania#57671 in 11,031
New York#714111 in 11,109
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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 Cedric
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
84 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1890
  • Peaked 1974 at #230 (903 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1939–2020
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,741
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 20.6% of all boys named Cedric (8,676) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s39#705 (1893)#919
1900s61#744 (1908)#941
1910s395#681 (1913)#921
1920s440#903 (1920)#1,080
1930s428#824 (1937)#996
1940s626#698 (1949)#840
1950s2,734#340 (1959)#469
1960s6,835#272 (1966)#291
1970s8,676#230 (1974)#245
1980s7,997#239 (1982)#279
1990s5,667#377 (1990)#407
2000s4,263#461 (2001)#566
2010s2,614#724 (2010)#854
2020s1,329#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 1986

girls
#6,156
11 births · 1 in 155,959 girls
boys
#295
706 births · 1 in 2,608 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #6,156Cedric11

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #295Cedric706
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 155,959 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 52.0% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #5,757Yumi12
  2. #5,757Zuleika12
  3. #5,757Zulma12
  4. #6,156Cedric11
  5. #6,156Aaren11
  6. #6,156Aarica11
  7. #6,156Abeer11
  8. #6,612Adeena10
  9. #6,612Adella10
  10. #6,612Adrean10

Tied with 455 names at #6,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 9,719Kyrie#10,677#958
  2. 4,778Sable#5,678#900
  3. 2,034Eliana#2,484#450
  4. 1,497Shatara#2,484#987
  5. 1,374Cherrelle#2,253#879
Fallers
  1. 442Violeta#963#1,405
  2. 361Micaela#545#906
  3. 361Tasia#572#933
  4. 324Jo#925#1,249
  5. 306Tammie#987#1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,608 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 96.2% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #291Lorenzo715
  2. #293Nelson714
  3. #294Gerardo710
  4. #295Cedric706
  5. #296Clarence693
  6. #297Darnell692
  7. #298Daryl689
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 1,279Spenser#2,226#947
  2. 920Jayce#1,614#694
  3. 714Addison#1,228#514
  4. 649Payton#1,614#965
  5. 573Cordell#1,181#608
Fallers
  1. 409Ulises#877#1,286
  2. 365Eliot#934#1,299
  3. 322Jordy#998#1,320
  4. 313Trace#956#1,269
  5. 292Kennith#963#1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986