Boys' name · since 1987
Cedrik
Cedrik has 176 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,080 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
176 babies have been named Cedrik since 1987, making it today's #11080 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cedrik has been recorded 176 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #11080 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #13,726 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,080 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cedrik ranks #13,726 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,080 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,080 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cedrik's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cedrik compares
176 36th percentile among 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
Cedrik's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cedrik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cedrik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cedrik splits its recorded history at 2005: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cedrik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Cedrik by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (48 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Cedrik's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Cedrik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cedrik's data
- Cedrik's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cedrik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Cedrik 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.