Boys' name · since 1951
Cedrick
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 6,342 babies named Cedrick, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,342
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
6,342 babies have been named Cedrick since 1951, making it today's #3325 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cedrick has been recorded 6,342 times among boys since 1951, currently ranked #3325 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, 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 1951 to 2025.
- #1,542 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,325 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,342 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cedrick ranks #1,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,342 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,342
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cedrick's 6,342 recorded births place it above 96.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cedrick compares
6,342 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Cedrick's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cedrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,342 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 200 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cedrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cedrick splits its recorded history at 1989: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 200 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cedrick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 200
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Cedrick popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1973 (Cedrick as girls' name)
Cedrick by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,579 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Cedrick's strongest decade.
1,579 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Cedrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 113
1950s
113 births
- 1960s 455
1960s
455 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,375 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,579 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,237 births
- 2000s
2000s
839 births
- 2010s 514
2010s
514 births
- 2020s 230
2020s
230 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,579 births (25% of all-time use).
How Cedrick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cedrick's total volume
Cedrick by state
Where Cedrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 884 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 698 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 470 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 362 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 318 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 318 | 5.0% |
| #7 | California | | 301 | 4.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 207 | 3.3% |
884 of 6,342 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Cedrick appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cedrick's data
- Cedrick's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,579 total births); usage has since declined to 230 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cedricks (884 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cedrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Cedrick 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.