Cedric
Invented by Walter Scott for a character in Ivanhoe, apparently through a misreading of Cerdic, the name of the semi-legendary first king of Wessex.
Cedric in 2025
Cedric was given to 209 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,143rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,863 babies born.
The history of Cedric
Cedric reached its highest point in 1982, when 987 babies were given the name, ranking 494th that year.
Across the 136 years of records since 1890, 42,382 babies have been named Cedric. Half of them were born before 1980, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Cedric by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cedric | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 39 | 1,653 |
| 1900s | 61 | 1,819 |
| 1910s | 395 | 1,459 |
| 1920s | 440 | 1,799 |
| 1930s | 428 | 1,696 |
| 1940s | 631 | 1,551 |
| 1950s | 2,747 | 744 |
| 1960s | 6,899 | 591 |
| 1970s | 8,798 | 506 |
| 1980s | 8,071 | 494 |
| 1990s | 5,667 | 802 |
| 2000s | 4,263 | 970 |
| 2010s | 2,614 | 1,561 |
| 2020s | 1,329 | 1,955 |
Where Cedric is heading
Cedric has fallen 20% over the past decade, from 261 babies in 2015 to 209 in 2025.
Names like Cedric
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cedric.