Masculine dossier · first seen 1890

Cedric

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cedric
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1982

Peak rank proxy

977

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1890Peak 19822024

Peak year

1982

Decline from peak

75.2%

2024

242

All-time

41,889

Cedric has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1982, when 977 boys were named Cedric.

In 2024, only 242 boys were given the name.

Down 75.2% from its peak.

All told, about 41,889 Americans have been named Cedric and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1890.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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