Boys' name · since 1919
Sedric
1,505 babies named Sedric in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,166 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,505
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sedric currently ranks #12166 among boys' names in America, with 1,505 babies recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sedric has been recorded 1,505 times among boys since 1919, currently ranked #12166 nationally and more common than 13% 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 1919 to 2025.
- #3,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,166 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,505 born since 1919
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sedric ranks #3,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,166 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,505 born since 1919, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,166 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,505
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sedric's 1,505 recorded births place it above 91.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sedric compares
1,505 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Sedric's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sedric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,505 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sedric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sedric's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sedric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Sedric by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (356 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Sedric's strongest decade.
356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Sedric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s
1960s
161 births
- 1970s
1970s
356 births
- 1980s
1980s
303 births
- 1990s
1990s
275 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s 103
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 356 births (24% of all-time use).
How Sedric 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 Sedric's total volume
Sedric by state
Where Sedric concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 100 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 56 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 44 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
100 of 1,505 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Sedric's data
- Sedric's decade-level peak was the 1970s (356 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sedrics (100 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 Sedric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Sedric 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.