Cedric
Cedric is a given name invented by Sir Walter Scott in the 1819 novel Ivanhoe.
- English
- French
Meaning & Origin of Cedric
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cedric is a given name invented by Sir Walter Scott in the 1819 novel Ivanhoe.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
Etymology
The Story of Cedric
Cedric first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1890, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 977 Cedrics were born — ranking #239 that year. As of 2026, Cedric ranks #954 for baby boys with 238 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 42K Cedrics have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Cedric
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Cédric Bah (born 1994), Ivorian basketball player
- Cédric Bakambu (born 1991), French-Congolese football player
- Cedric "CJ" Baxter (born 2005), American football player
- Cedric Belfrage (1904–1990), British writer
- Cedric Benson (1982–2019), American football player
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born 1974), American musician
- Cedric Bozeman (born 1983), American basketball player
- Cedric Brooks (1943–2013), Jamaican musician
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Names that sound like Cedric
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About the name Cedric
Cedric is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 42K births in the dataset. Cedric's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #230. Use the chart and map above to compare Cedric's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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