Is Cedar a boy or girl name?
Cedar is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 76 girls and 170 boys were named Cedar, so 30.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 36.3% of the 3,866 US babies named Cedar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,197
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,383
- Babies named Cedar since 1972
- 3,866
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 271 babies
Boys and girls named Cedar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 | 68 | 47.6% |
| 1980s | 85 | 100 | 54.1% |
| 1990s | 143 | 136 | 48.7% |
| 2000s | 339 | 263 | 43.7% |
| 2010s | 999 | 450 | 31.1% |
| 2020s | 823 | 385 | 31.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 170 | #1,197 | 76 | #2,383 |
| 2023 | 154 | #1,252 | 81 | #2,273 |
| 2022 | 188 | #1,124 | 83 | #2,255 |
| 2021 | 153 | #1,245 | 70 | #2,512 |
| 2020 | 158 | #1,201 | 75 | #2,347 |
| 2019 | 161 | #1,190 | 58 | #2,863 |
| 2018 | 145 | #1,263 | 49 | #3,256 |
| 2017 | 135 | #1,330 | 55 | #2,970 |
| 2016 | 134 | #1,331 | 41 | #3,722 |
| 2015 | 110 | #1,503 | 61 | #2,857 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,923 | 51 | #3,193 |
| 2013 | 69 | #1,994 | 41 | #3,721 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,157 | 36 | #4,142 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,237 | 28 | #4,949 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,474 | 30 | #4,764 |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,905 | 26 | #5,421 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,887 | 32 | #4,674 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,613 | 35 | #4,318 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,517 | 28 | #4,984 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,631 | 20 | #6,062 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,466 | 30 | #4,515 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,372 | 19 | #6,117 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,575 | 24 | #4,933 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,495 | 24 | #4,866 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,081 | 25 | #4,679 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,390 | 14 | #6,897 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,030 | 16 | #6,120 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,617 | 21 | #4,861 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,566 | 19 | #5,098 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,557 | 19 | #5,053 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,837 | 10 | #8,235 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,830 | 13 | #6,684 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,289 | 7 | #10,663 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,576 | 10 | #8,069 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,310 | 7 | #10,387 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,057 | 7 | #9,843 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,852 | 5 | #12,105 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,758 | 5 | #11,572 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,882 | 9 | #7,214 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,681 | 10 | #6,535 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,962 | 14 | #4,993 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,380 | 12 | #5,505 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,656 | 11 | #5,981 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,199 | 13 | #5,299 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,650 | 14 | #5,012 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,845 | 8 | #7,411 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,210 | 14 | #4,708 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,378 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,966 | 14 | #4,387 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,881 | 9 | #6,033 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,248 | 8 | #6,332 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,582 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,512 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cedar reached #1,124 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #2,255 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.