Cedric
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SED-rik
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,055 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,051 for boys
Cedric is a boys' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,055th for boys in the UK (31 babies) and 1,051st for boys in the US (209 babies).
What does Cedric mean?
Celtic: coined by Walter Scott, probably from Cerdic, a name of likely Brittonic origin
Created by Sir Walter Scott for a Saxon character in Ivanhoe (1819), probably from Cerdic, the first king of Wessex.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Cedric a girl's or a boy's name?
Cedric is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the UK and 209 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cedric in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,055among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 114% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were named Cedric, making it the 1,055th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 39 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cedric in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Cedric in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,055 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,131 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Cedric in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,051among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 209about 1 in 8,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 209 boys in the US were named Cedric, making it the 1,051st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 969th. Its busiest year was 1982, with 977 boys. It first appears in the records in 1890.
Half of all the boys named Cedric in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 255 boys in the US were given Cedric or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #854, up from #1,051 for this spelling alone.
Cedric in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 209 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 245 | #940 |
| 2023 | 209 | #1,044 |
| 2022 | 236 | #959 |
| 2021 | 208 | #1,037 |
| 2020 | 222 | #969 |
| 2019 | 209 | #1,000 |
| 2018 | 216 | #958 |
| 2017 | 211 | #977 |
| 2016 | 237 | #909 |
| 2015 | 261 | #864 |
| 2014 | 293 | #787 |
| 2013 | 268 | #813 |
| 2012 | 302 | #757 |
| 2011 | 300 | #754 |
| 2010 | 317 | #724 |
| 2009 | 340 | #705 |
| 2008 | 374 | #651 |
| 2007 | 429 | #592 |
| 2006 | 416 | #589 |
| 2005 | 382 | #591 |
| 2004 | 384 | #581 |
| 2003 | 425 | #542 |
| 2002 | 481 | #481 |
| 2001 | 520 | #461 |
| 2000 | 512 | #463 |
| 1999 | 476 | #476 |
| 1998 | 552 | #419 |
| 1997 | 573 | #405 |
| 1996 | 592 | #400 |
| 1995 | 573 | #400 |
| 1994 | 548 | #418 |
| 1993 | 589 | #390 |
| 1992 | 554 | #408 |
| 1991 | 598 | #379 |
| 1990 | 612 | #377 |
| 1989 | 643 | #352 |
| 1988 | 642 | #336 |
| 1987 | 679 | #314 |
| 1986 | 706 | #295 |
| 1985 | 843 | #261 |
| 1984 | 885 | #247 |
| 1983 | 804 | #259 |
| 1982 | 977 | #239 |
| 1981 | 909 | #244 |
| 1980 | 909 | #245 |
| 1979 | 827 | #256 |
| 1978 | 793 | #255 |
| 1977 | 903 | #234 |
| 1976 | 861 | #236 |
| 1975 | 871 | #237 |
| 1974 | 903 | #230 |
| 1973 | 883 | #239 |
| 1972 | 896 | #240 |
| 1971 | 860 | #259 |
| 1970 | 879 | #259 |
| 1969 | 701 | #283 |
| 1968 | 689 | #280 |
| 1967 | 717 | #272 |
| 1966 | 726 | #272 |
| 1965 | 700 | #284 |
| 1964 | 742 | #285 |
| 1963 | 695 | #294 |
| 1962 | 693 | #295 |
| 1961 | 639 | #307 |
| 1960 | 533 | #336 |
| 1959 | 520 | #340 |
| 1958 | 406 | #388 |
| 1957 | 401 | #383 |
| 1956 | 280 | #453 |
| 1955 | 254 | #463 |
| 1954 | 224 | #481 |
| 1953 | 206 | #489 |
| 1952 | 156 | #558 |
| 1951 | 154 | #545 |
| 1950 | 133 | #587 |
| 1949 | 96 | #697 |
| 1948 | 68 | #823 |
| 1947 | 73 | #804 |
| 1946 | 65 | #812 |
| 1945 | 54 | #850 |
| 1944 | 48 | #918 |
| 1943 | 60 | #856 |
| 1942 | 53 | #910 |
| 1941 | 64 | #778 |
| 1940 | 45 | #952 |
| 1939 | 47 | #904 |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,095 |
| 1937 | 55 | #824 |
| 1936 | 43 | #940 |
| 1935 | 41 | #992 |
| 1934 | 41 | #1,007 |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,051 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,254 |
| 1931 | 44 | #997 |
| 1930 | 55 | #892 |
| 1929 | 45 | #1,010 |
| 1928 | 35 | #1,211 |
| 1927 | 51 | #982 |
| 1926 | 42 | #1,092 |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,225 |
| 1924 | 42 | #1,107 |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,275 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,084 |
| 1921 | 59 | #913 |
| 1920 | 58 | #903 |
| 1919 | 50 | #949 |
| 1918 | 55 | #894 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,033 |
| 1916 | 39 | #1,028 |
| 1915 | 57 | #804 |
| 1914 | 51 | #734 |
| 1913 | 44 | #681 |
| 1912 | 37 | #700 |
| 1911 | 17 | #792 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
| 1909 | 13 | #804 |
| 1908 | 13 | #744 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 8 | #926 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 8 | #874 |
| 1903 | 7 | #910 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #786 |
| 1896 | 7 | #899 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #994 |
Nicknames for Cedric
- Ced
Names like Cedric
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eric Reggie Joey Sonny Vincent Robin Caleb Frankie Tommy Carter Lucas Omar
Other spellings of Cedric
Names related to Cedric
More Celtic names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cedric: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cedric, updated 20 October 2026.