Recorded 1962–2011 Boys' name Peak 1975 303 births

Cederick — boys' name

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.

1960s131970s861980s1141990s672000s182010s5
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Cederick was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

15 babies were named Cederick in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cederick

The Social Security Administration has registered 303 babies named Cederick between 1962 and 2011, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cederick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cederick performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cederick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cederick in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cederick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 303 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cederick at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

303

Since 1962

50 years of records

Peak year

1975

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1962

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2011

Cederick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1962

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1975)
15
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 201119981993198819841980197619721962 5

Cederick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
114 births that decade — 38% of Cederick's all-time total
1960s131970s861980s1141990s672000s182010s5

Cederick by state

Where Cederick concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cederick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.7%
#2 Texas
5 1.7%
Florida share of Cederick's total US births 1.7%
Even split

5 of 303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cederick?
303 babies have been named Cederick since 1962. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1975 with 15 births.
When was Cederick most popular?
Cederick was most popular in the 1980s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Cederick most popular?
The top states for the name Cederick are Florida (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cederick been used?
Cederick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 50 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Cederick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cedric, Cedrick, Cedar, Cedrik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.