Dedric
Dedric was the 9110th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 821st; the most babies were born in 1977 (107). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,485 places. More babies were named Dedric in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,110 boys, down 181 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977107 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,883babies recorded
Dedric popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 20 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,110 | 8 |
| 2020 | #8,929 | 8 |
| 2010 | #6,435 | 13 |
| 2000 | #2,488 | 38 |
| 1990 | #2,716 | 24 |
| 1980 | #1,527 | 40 |
| 1970 | #941 | 72 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dedric, counting every spelling?
Dedric is a spelling of Dedrick, a name family that had 22 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 22 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedrick | 14 | #6,206 | 97 |
| Dedric | 8 | #9,110 | 25 |
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 Dedric?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dedric (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dedric 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dedric.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dedric?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Dedric are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 28 and 51. That makes Dedric 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dedric: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dedric, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dedric
How popular is the name Dedric?
Dedric was the 9110th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 821st; the most babies were born in 1977 (107). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,485 places. More babies were named Dedric in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Dedric a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dedric in the US.