Boys' name · since 1962
Cederick
303 babies named Cederick in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,508 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
303 boys have been named Cederick since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cederick has been recorded 303 times among boys since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2011.
- #10,508 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 303 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cederick ranks #10,508 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 303 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,508 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cederick's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Cederick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cederick's full recorded timeline at 1985, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cederick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2011
- Peak year (1975)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Cederick by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (114 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Cederick's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Cederick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (38% of all-time use).
Cederick by state
Where Cederick concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
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What to do with Cederick's data
- Cederick's decade-level peak was the 1980s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Cedericks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cederick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cederick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.