Cedrick
Cedrick was the 3324th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 594th with 200 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,043 places. More babies were named Cedrick in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cedric) Origin uncertain · English, Brythonic
- Rank in 2025
- #3,324 boys, up 104 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978200 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,352babies recorded
What does the name Cedrick mean?
Cedrick is a spelling of Cedric, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cedric's meaning and origin.
Cedric was invented by Sir Walter Scott for a Saxon lord in Ivanhoe (1819). It is probably a misreading or alteration of Cerdic, the 6th-century founder of Wessex, whose name is thought to be Brittonic. Wiktionary also mentions an alternative that Scott drew on the Welsh Cedrych. The name became popular after Cedric Errol, hero of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), and in the US it was most common in the 1970s.
Cerdic (Old English (from Brittonic), “name of a king of Wessex”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The source of Scott's invented name is debated (Cerdic or Welsh Cedrych).
Related names: Cerdic.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cedric', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Cedric', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Cedrick popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1973.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,324 | 35 |
| 2020 | #3,428 | 32 |
| 2010 | #2,058 | 66 |
| 2000 | #1,248 | 106 |
| 1990 | #828 | 152 |
| 1980 | #622 | 197 |
| 1970 | #845 | 91 |
| 1960 | #1,526 | 28 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cedrick, counting every spelling?
Cedrick is a spelling of Cedric, a name family that ranked #891 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,324 for Cedrick on its own. Together these spellings went to 255 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric | 209 | #1,051 | 1,107 |
| Cedrick | 35 | #3,324 | 198 |
| Sedrick | — | — | 52 |
| Sedric | 5 | #13,568 | 35 |
| Cedrik | 6 | #10,914 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cedrick?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cedrick (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cedrick 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 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cedrick.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cedrick?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Cedrick are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 26 and 48. That makes Cedrick mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Cedrick by state
How common Cedrick was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Cedrick: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cedrick, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cedrick
What does Cedrick mean?
The origin of Cedric is uncertain: the source of Scott's invented name is debated (Cerdic or Welsh Cedrych).
How popular is the name Cedrick?
Cedrick was the 3324th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 594th with 200 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,043 places. More babies were named Cedrick in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Cedrick a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cedrick in the US.
Where is Cedrick most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cedrick was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and New York.