Cedar
Cedar was the 1244th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 160 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1125th with 188 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 259 places. More babies were named Cedar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,244 boys, down 43 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 160boys
- Girls and boys
- 31% girls, 69% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022188 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,091babies recorded
Cedar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,827 | #1,244 | 60 | 160 |
| 2020 | #2,347 | #1,201 | 75 | 158 |
| 2010 | #4,766 | #2,475 | 30 | 50 |
| 2000 | #4,679 | #4,081 | 25 | 19 |
| 1990 | #10,387 | #7,310 | 7 | 6 |
| 1980 | #5,012 | #3,651 | 14 | 11 |
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How popular is Cedar, counting every spelling?
Cedar has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,180 for boys in 2025, against #1,244 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Cedar?
160 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cedar (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cedar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 52 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cedar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cedar?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Cedar are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Cedar a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cedar by state
How common Cedar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (6.9×), Idaho (6.4×), Washington (4.7×), Utah (4.0×), Colorado (3.3×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cedar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cedar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cedar
How popular is the name Cedar?
Cedar was the 1244th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 160 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1125th with 188 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 259 places. More babies were named Cedar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cedar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 31% girls, 69% boys given the name Cedar in the US.
Where is Cedar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cedar was most common in Oregon (0.66 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Washington.