boy's name
Cedrick
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,705
Cedrick is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1978, when 200 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1951.
Cedrick over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 113 |
| 1960s | 455 |
| 1970s | 1,380 |
| 1980s | 1,584 |
| 1990s | 1,237 |
| 2000s | 839 |
| 2010s | 514 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 230 |
How popular is Cedrick?
In 2025, Cedrick was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cedrick is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Cedrick is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Cédrick | Cédrick is a rare spelling of Cedrick, written with an acute accent and recorded about 245 times, mostly in France. | 245 |
Names that peaked alongside Cedrick
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cedrick also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cedrick over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cedrick
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cedrick — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cedrick
How popular is the name Cedrick?
In 2025, Cedrick was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cedrick a girl's or a boy's name?
Cedrick is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Cedrick most popular?
Cedrick peaked in 1978, when 200 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cedrick a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cedrick currently ranks #1,526 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.