Total births
116
Girls' name · since 1973
Cedra
Cedra has 116 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9724
- among girls today
- 116
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Cedra currently ranks #9724 among girls' names in America, with 116 babies recorded since 1973.
Cedra has 116 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9724 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #9724 among girls today
- 116 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Cedra is currently the #9724 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 116 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9724
- among girls today
- 116
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Cedra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9724
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Cedra was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
10 babies were named Cedra in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Cedra compares
116 27th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cedra's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cedra | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 116 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Cedra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cedra splits its recorded history at 2002: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cedra at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,724
Active since
1973
Cedra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Cedra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Cedra's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Cedra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (23% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cedra? ▼
116 babies have been named Cedra since 1973. It currently ranks #9724 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 10 births.
When was Cedra most popular? ▼
Cedra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Cedra been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cedra since 1973 -- 53 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Cedra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cedar, Cedric, Cedricka, Cedella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Cedra
Nearby Names Like Cedra
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cedra
Cedar Girl
#2398 1,462 births
Cedric Girl
278 births
Cedricka Girl
83 births
Cedella Girl
#12275 72 births
Cedrica Girl
69 births
Compare Cedra side by side: Cedra vs Cedar Cedra vs Cedric Cedra vs Cedricka
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cedra
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cedra: #9724 Girls' Name - 116 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cedra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cedra 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 June 2026.