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Cedric

Used in both girl and boy records

Cedric appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Cedric by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDCedric as a girl’s nameUS records 1946–1989
#13714girl rank1972peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDCedric as a boy’s nameUS records 1890–2024
#495boy rank1982peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Cedric in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197216 uses#371519721946–198931 listed years
Boy1982977 uses#23019741890–2020124 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.