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
Cetric's 8 recorded births place it above 20.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1981)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1981.
8 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 8 births in a single year.
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
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8 births (100% of all-time use).
Cetric decade highlights
- Peak decade 8 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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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.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~0 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, 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.
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