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Cedric

Boy

Meaning of Cedric: English: 'kindly and loved'

Cedric is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1056th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1056

209 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1460

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

42,382

First recorded 1890 · peak 1982

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 916 babies1982: 987 babies1983: 813 babies1984: 892 babies1985: 849 babies1986: 717 babies1987: 688 babies1988: 647 babies1989: 648 babies1990: 612 babies19901991: 598 babies1992: 554 babies1993: 589 babies1994: 548 babies1995: 573 babies1996: 592 babies1997: 573 babies1998: 552 babies1999: 476 babies2000: 512 babies20002001: 520 babies2002: 481 babies2003: 425 babies2004: 384 babies2005: 382 babies2006: 416 babies2007: 429 babies2008: 374 babies2009: 340 babies2010: 317 babies20102011: 300 babies2012: 302 babies2013: 268 babies2014: 293 babies2015: 261 babies2016: 237 babies2017: 211 babies2018: 216 babies2019: 209 babies2020: 222 babies20202021: 208 babies2022: 236 babies2023: 209 babies2024: 245 babies2025: 209 babies
US babies named Cedric per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 987.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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