Boys' name · since 1933
Sedrick
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 3,511 babies named Sedrick, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,280 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,511
- born since 1933
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sedrick is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 3,511 have been recorded since 1933.
Sedrick has 3,511 recorded births among boys since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2024.
- #2,280 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,511 born since 1933
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sedrick ranks #2,280 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,511 born since 1933, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,280 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,511
- born since 1933
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sedrick's 3,511 recorded births place it above 94.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Sedrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sedrick's full recorded timeline at 1985, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 129 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sedrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2024
- Peak year (1976)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
3,511 total births across 92 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 129 births in a single year.
Sedrick by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (974 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Sedrick's strongest decade.
974 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sedrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 86
1950s
86 births
- 1960s 290
1960s
290 births
- 1970s
1970s
974 births
- 1980s
1980s
779 births
- 1990s
1990s
614 births
- 2000s
2000s
455 births
- 2010s 231
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 974 births (28% of all-time use).
Sedrick decade highlights
- Peak decade 974 births
- Runner-up 779 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Sedrick 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 Sedrick's total volume
Sedrick by state
Where Sedrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 442 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 252 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 208 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 197 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 188 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 151 | 4.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 95 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 92 | 2.6% |
442 of 3,511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 12.6% of nationwide
- Florida 7.2% of nationwide
- Mississippi 5.9% of nationwide
- Louisiana 5.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 5.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 12.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Sedrick appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sedrick's data
- Sedrick's decade-level peak was the 1970s (974 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sedricks (442 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sedrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1933–2024 (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 Sedrick 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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