Is Cedric a boy or girl name?
Cedric is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 242 boys were named Cedric, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 42,167 US babies named Cedric were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #944
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cedric since 1890
- 42,167
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 987 babies
Boys and girls named Cedric, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 440 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 428 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 626 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1950s | 2,734 | 13 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 6,835 | 64 | 0.9% |
| 1970s | 8,676 | 122 | 1.4% |
| 1980s | 7,996 | 74 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 5,666 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,263 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,614 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,116 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 242 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 209 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 235 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 208 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 222 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 209 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 216 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 211 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 237 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 261 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 293 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 268 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 302 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 300 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 317 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 340 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 374 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 429 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 416 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 382 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 384 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 425 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 481 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 520 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 512 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 476 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 552 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 573 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 592 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 573 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 548 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 589 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 554 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 598 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 611 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 643 | #352 | 5 | #12,700 |
| 1988 | 642 | #336 | 5 | #12,106 |
| 1987 | 678 | #315 | 9 | #7,467 |
| 1986 | 706 | #295 | 11 | #6,227 |
| 1985 | 843 | #261 | 6 | #9,466 |
| 1984 | 885 | #247 | 7 | #8,295 |
| 1983 | 804 | #259 | 9 | #6,787 |
| 1982 | 977 | #239 | 10 | #6,427 |
| 1981 | 910 | #244 | 7 | #8,245 |
| 1980 | 908 | #245 | 5 | #10,616 |
| 1979 | 827 | #256 | 10 | #6,253 |
| 1978 | 793 | #256 | 14 | #4,709 |
| 1977 | 903 | #234 | 11 | #5,571 |
| 1976 | 861 | #236 | 14 | #4,388 |
| 1975 | 871 | #237 | 13 | #4,625 |
| 1974 | 903 | #230 | 9 | #5,822 |
| 1973 | 883 | #239 | 10 | #5,239 |
| 1972 | 896 | #240 | 16 | #3,738 |
| 1971 | 860 | #259 | 12 | #4,577 |
| 1970 | 879 | #259 | 13 | #4,265 |
| 1969 | 701 | #283 | 14 | #3,808 |
| 1968 | 690 | #280 | 5 | #7,143 |
| 1967 | 717 | #272 | 8 | #5,041 |
| 1966 | 726 | #272 | 7 | #5,338 |
| 1965 | 700 | #284 | 7 | #5,353 |
| 1964 | 742 | #285 | 7 | #5,552 |
| 1963 | 694 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 693 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 639 | #307 | 8 | #4,947 |
| 1960 | 533 | #336 | 8 | #4,819 |
| 1959 | 520 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 406 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 401 | #383 | 6 | #5,469 |
| 1956 | 280 | #454 | 7 | #4,891 |
| 1955 | 254 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 224 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 206 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 156 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 154 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 133 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 96 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 68 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 73 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 65 | #814 | 5 | #5,053 |
| 1945 | 54 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 48 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 60 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 53 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 64 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 45 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 47 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 55 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 43 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 41 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 41 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 44 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 55 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 45 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 35 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 51 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 42 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 42 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 59 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 58 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 50 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 55 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 39 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 57 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 51 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 44 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 37 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 17 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 13 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cedric reached #230 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #3,738 in 1972. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cedric
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.