Boys' name · since 1981

Cetric

8 babies named Cetric in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#36,048 of 45,481
all-time among boys
8
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

8 boys have been named Cetric since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Cetric recorded 8 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1981.

  • #36,048 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 8 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cetric ranks #36,048 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#36,048 of 45,481
all-time among boys
8
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Cetric's 8 recorded births place it above 20.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cetric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
8
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
8 1981 8

Cetric by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (8 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Cetric's strongest decade.

8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Cetric births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cetric?
8 babies have been named Cetric since 1981. All-time, it sits at #36,048 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 8 births.
Where does Cetric sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cetric ranks #36,048 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cetric most popular?
Cetric was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Cetric been used?
Cetric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 1 year of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Cetric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ceth. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cetric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–1981 (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 Cetric 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.