Boys' name · since 1961
Dedric
1,863 babies named Dedric in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,051 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,863
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dedric currently ranks #9051 among boys' names in America, with 1,863 babies recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dedric has been recorded 1,863 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #9051 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #3,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,051 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,863 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dedric ranks #3,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,051 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,863 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,051 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,863
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dedric's 1,863 recorded births place it above 92.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dedric compares
1,863 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Dedric's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dedric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,863 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dedric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dedric's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dedric popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Dedric popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 1970 (Dedric as girls' name)
Dedric by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (825 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Dedric's strongest decade.
825 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dedric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s
1970s
825 births
- 1980s 213
1980s
213 births
- 1990s
1990s
343 births
- 2000s 231
2000s
231 births
- 2010s 131
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 825 births (44% of all-time use).
How Dedric 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 Dedric's total volume
Dedric by state
Where Dedric concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 202 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 105 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 91 | 4.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 53 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 43 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 41 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 38 | 2.0% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 33 | 1.8% |
202 of 1,863 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Dedric appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dedric's data
- Dedric's decade-level peak was the 1970s (825 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dedrics (202 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dedric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Dedric 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.