How popular is the name Cedric?

Cedric ranks 494th among boys' names in US records, with 48,489 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,688.

Is Cedric a unisex name?

No. Cedric is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1982, when 1,157 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Cedrick. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#494 of boy names

Pronounced S EH1 D R IH0 K (ARPABET)

Cedric is a boys' name, and first appears in 1890. It has been given to 48,489 children — the 494th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 34% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1982, when 1,157 children were given it.

Cedrick is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1982Boys: 1,157Girls: 10

These spellings sound identical to Cedric and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cedric?: Cedric ranks 494th among boys' names in US records, with 48,489 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,688.
Is Cedric a unisex name?: No. Cedric is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cedric most popular?: 1982, when 1,157 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Cedric spelled?: Cedrick. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.