Shedric — boys' name
78 babies named Shedric in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
78 boys have been named Shedric since 1963, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2005.
- 78
- total births
- 1963–2005
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
63% of everyone ever named Shedric was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Shedric in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shedric
The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Shedric between 1963 and 2005, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shedric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shedric performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shedric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shedric in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 78 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Shedric at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shedric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1963
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2005.
78 total births across 43 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 8 births in a single year.
Shedric by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 49 births that decade — 63% of Shedric's all-time total
Shedric decade highlights
- Peak decade 49 births
- Runner-up 13 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Shedric's strongest decade
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 63% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.