Sedric
Sedric was the 13568th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1331st; the most babies were born in 1982 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,714 places. More babies were named Sedric in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cedric) Origin uncertain · English, Brythonic
- Rank in 2025
- #13,568 boys, down 7,639 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,505babies recorded
What does the name Sedric mean?
Sedric 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)
Sedric popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,568 | 5 |
| 2020 | #5,929 | 15 |
| 2010 | #4,816 | 20 |
| 2000 | #2,466 | 39 |
| 1990 | #2,613 | 26 |
| 1980 | #1,614 | 37 |
| 1970 | #1,573 | 30 |
| 1960 | #2,663 | 11 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sedric, counting every spelling?
Sedric is a spelling of Cedric, a name family that ranked #891 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,568 for Sedric 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 Sedric?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sedric (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sedric 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sedric.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sedric?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Sedric are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 27 and 51. That makes Sedric 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 Sedric: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sedric, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sedric
What does Sedric 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 Sedric?
Sedric was the 13568th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1331st; the most babies were born in 1982 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,714 places. More babies were named Sedric in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Sedric a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sedric in the US.