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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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
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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 1989

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #390 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,472 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWIMichigan: #325 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,156 boysMINew York: #480 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 5,189 boysNYMassachusetts: #446 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,294 boysMARhode 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: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedINOhio: #290 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,254 boysOHPennsylvania: #589 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,176 boysPANew Jersey: #725 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,017 boysNJConnecticut: #370 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,430 boysCTCalifornia: #443 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 4,553 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedUTColorado: #451 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,837 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNEMissouri: #310 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,145 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedWVVirginia: #256 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,993 boysVAMaryland: #301 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,674 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedDEArizona: #498 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,048 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedKSArkansas: #202 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,278 boysARTennessee: #255 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,038 boysTNNorth Carolina: #214 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,542 boysNCSouth Carolina: #214 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,241 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #530 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,627 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #214 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,100 boysLAMississippi: #108 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 505 boysMSAlabama: #115 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 629 boysALGeorgia: #160 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 970 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cedric, so not publishedHITexas: #315 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 2,211 boysTXFlorida: #224 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,418 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#108 · 1 in 505
  2. Alabama#115 · 1 in 629
  3. Georgia#160 · 1 in 970
  4. Arkansas#202 · 1 in 1,278
  5. Louisiana#214 · 1 in 1,100

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#108341 in 505
Alabama#115431 in 629
Georgia#160511 in 970
Arkansas#202121 in 1,278
Louisiana#214291 in 1,100
North Carolina#214301 in 1,542
South Carolina#214191 in 1,241
Florida#224631 in 1,418
Tennessee#255171 in 2,038
Virginia#256211 in 1,993
Ohio#290241 in 3,254
Maryland#301121 in 2,674
Missouri#310121 in 3,145
Texas#315671 in 2,211
Michigan#325221 in 3,156
Connecticut#37051 in 4,430
Illinois#390251 in 3,472
California#443591 in 4,553
Massachusetts#44661 in 7,294
Colorado#45151 in 4,837
New York#480261 in 5,189
Arizona#49861 in 5,048
District of Columbia#53051 in 2,627
Pennsylvania#58981 in 10,176
New Jersey#72551 in 11,017
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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 1989

girls
#12,362
5 births · 1 in 368,710 girls
boys
#352
643 births · 1 in 3,112 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #12,362Cedric5

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #352Cedric643
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 368,710 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 15.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #10,847Zelena6
  2. #10,847Zeynep6
  3. #10,847Zion6
  4. #12,362Cedric5
  5. #12,362Aamira5
  6. #12,362Aasia5
  7. #12,362Abie5

Tied with 2,188 names at #12,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 9,523Audriana#10,386#863
  2. 7,504Martika#8,391#887
  3. 6,932Audrianna#7,691#759
  4. 3,972Elizabet#4,496#524
  5. 1,772Katherin#2,489#717
Fallers
  1. 539Diandra#905#1,444
  2. 524Taja#720#1,244
  3. 455Jonathan#999#1,454
  4. 445Katarina#960#1,405
  5. 397Caryn#816#1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 3,112 of them was named Cedric, which outranked 96.2% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cedric
  1. #349Bernard659
  2. #350Darnell656
  3. #351Leon647
  4. #352Cedric643
  5. #352Elias643
  6. #354Damon642
  7. #355Kody638
  8. #356Jarrett637

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 6,314Kiara#7,270#956
  2. 5,870Alexande#6,426#556
  3. 1,111Kwame#1,768#657
  4. 766Kadeem#1,467#701
  5. 684Hakeem#1,270#586
Fallers
  1. 839Long#819#1,658
  2. 337Darell#981#1,318
  3. 294Whitney#890#1,184
  4. 269Trevin#840#1,109
  5. 252Curt#850#1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989