Cedric is an established boys' name that peaked in 1982 and has since faded.
Cedric is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,051 for boy births in the United States (and #2,143 across all names), given to 209 babies. Cedric first appears in 1890 and peaked in 1982 (977 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 209 | 209 | — | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 245 | 245 | — | #940 |
| 2023 | 209 | 209 | — | #1,045 |
| 2022 | 236 | 236 | — | #961 |
| 2021 | 208 | 208 | — | #1,038 |
| 2020 | 222 | 222 | — | #969 |
| 2019 | 209 | 209 | — | #1,001 |
| 2018 | 216 | 216 | — | #959 |
| 2017 | 211 | 211 | — | #977 |
| 2016 | 237 | 237 | — | #909 |
| 2015 | 261 | 261 | — | #864 |
| 2014 | 293 | 293 | — | #787 |
| 2013 | 268 | 268 | — | #813 |
| 2012 | 302 | 302 | — | #758 |
| 2011 | 300 | 300 | — | #754 |
| 2010 | 317 | 317 | — | #724 |
| 2009 | 340 | 340 | — | #705 |
| 2008 | 374 | 374 | — | #651 |
| 2007 | 429 | 429 | — | #592 |
| 2006 | 416 | 416 | — | #590 |
| 2005 | 382 | 387 | — | #591 |
| 2004 | 384 | 384 | — | #581 |
| 2003 | 425 | 425 | — | #542 |
| 2002 | 481 | 481 | — | #481 |
| 2001 | 520 | 520 | — | #461 |
| 2000 | 512 | 512 | — | #463 |
| 1999 | 476 | 476 | — | #476 |
| 1998 | 552 | 552 | — | #419 |
| 1997 | 573 | — | — | #405 |
| 1996 | 592 | — | — | #400 |
| 1995 | 573 | — | — | #400 |
| 1994 | 548 | — | — | #418 |
| 1993 | 589 | — | — | #390 |
| 1992 | 554 | — | — | #408 |
| 1991 | 598 | — | — | #379 |
| 1990 | 612 | — | — | #377 |
| 1989 | 648 | — | #12,702 | #352 |
| 1988 | 647 | — | #12,107 | #336 |
| 1987 | 688 | — | #7,466 | #314 |
| 1986 | 717 | — | #6,228 | #295 |
| 1985 | 849 | — | #9,467 | #261 |
| 1984 | 892 | — | #8,295 | #247 |
| 1983 | 813 | — | #6,788 | #259 |
| 1982 | 987 | — | #6,428 | #239 |
| 1981 | 916 | — | #8,245 | #244 |
| 1980 | 914 | — | #10,614 | #245 |
| 1979 | 837 | — | #6,254 | #256 |
| 1978 | 807 | — | #4,709 | #256 |
| 1977 | 914 | — | #5,571 | #234 |
| 1976 | 875 | — | #4,389 | #236 |
| 1975 | 884 | — | #4,626 | #237 |
| 1974 | 912 | — | #5,820 | #230 |
| 1973 | 893 | — | #5,238 | #239 |
| 1972 | 912 | — | #3,738 | #240 |
| 1971 | 872 | — | #4,577 | #259 |
| 1970 | 892 | — | #4,265 | #259 |
| 1969 | 715 | — | #3,808 | #283 |
| 1968 | 694 | — | #7,144 | #280 |
| 1967 | 725 | — | #5,041 | #272 |
| 1966 | 733 | — | #5,338 | #272 |
| 1965 | 707 | — | #5,356 | #284 |
| 1964 | 749 | — | #5,552 | #285 |
| 1963 | 695 | — | — | #294 |
| 1962 | 693 | — | — | #295 |
| 1961 | 647 | — | #4,948 | #307 |
| 1960 | 541 | — | #4,819 | #336 |
| 1959 | 520 | — | — | #340 |
| 1958 | 406 | — | — | #388 |
| 1957 | 407 | — | #5,469 | #383 |
| 1956 | 287 | — | #4,891 | #454 |
| 1955 | 254 | — | — | #464 |
| 1954 | 224 | — | — | #482 |
| 1953 | 206 | — | — | #490 |
| 1952 | 156 | — | — | #560 |
| 1951 | 154 | — | — | #547 |
| 1950 | 133 | — | — | #589 |
| 1949 | 96 | — | — | #698 |
| 1948 | 68 | — | — | #825 |
| 1947 | 73 | — | — | #809 |
| 1946 | 70 | — | #5,053 | #814 |
| 1945 | 54 | — | — | #851 |
| 1944 | 48 | — | — | #918 |
| 1943 | 60 | — | — | #857 |
| 1942 | 53 | — | — | #911 |
| 1941 | 64 | — | — | #780 |
| 1940 | 45 | — | — | #952 |
| 1939 | 47 | — | — | #904 |
| 1938 | 35 | — | — | #1,097 |
| 1937 | 55 | — | — | #824 |
| 1936 | 43 | — | — | #940 |
| 1935 | 41 | — | — | #994 |
| 1934 | 41 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1933 | 38 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1932 | 29 | — | — | #1,259 |
| 1931 | 44 | — | — | #998 |
| 1930 | 55 | — | — | #893 |
| 1929 | 45 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1928 | 35 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1927 | 51 | — | — | #983 |
| 1926 | 42 | — | — | #1,097 |
| 1925 | 34 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1924 | 42 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1923 | 32 | — | — | #1,279 |
| 1922 | 42 | — | — | #1,086 |
| 1921 | 59 | — | — | #913 |
| 1920 | 58 | — | — | #903 |
| 1919 | 50 | — | — | #950 |
| 1918 | 55 | — | — | #897 |
| 1917 | 40 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1916 | 39 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1915 | 57 | — | — | #806 |
| 1914 | 51 | — | — | #738 |
| 1913 | 44 | — | — | #683 |
| 1912 | 37 | — | — | #701 |
| 1911 | 17 | — | — | #796 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,632 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | — | #811 |
| 1908 | 13 | — | — | #750 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | — | #941 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #893 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #923 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #798 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #910 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #712 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,030 |