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Celtic

"bounty; loved"

Cedric Origin and Meaning

The name Cedric is a boy's name of Celtic origin meaning "bounty; loved".

Soft yet solid, Cedric was invented by Sir Walter Scott for the noble character of the hero's father in Ivanhoe, presumed to be an altered form of the Saxon name Cerdic ("bounty"), or the Brythonic name Caratacus ("loved"), though surname Sedgewick ("sword place", "place of victory") may have provided inspiration too. A truly literary choice name was later also given to Little Lord Fauntleroy, the long-haired, velvet-suited, and lace-collared boy hero of the Frances Hodgson Burnett book, who became an unwitting symbol of the pampered mama's boy.

Since then that stereotype has been broken partly by the Harry Potter character, Cedric Diggory, played by Robert Pattinson in the movies, and by general renewed interest in other old-fashioned names, like Cecil, Conrad, Stanley, and Clyde. As such, Cedric has been dipping in and out of the US Top 1000 in recent years and in the latest count, in was given to around 240 boys.

A major favorite in France back in the 70s and 80s when it made the Top 10, some noteworthy Cedrics have included comedian and actor Cedric the Entertainer, footballer Cédric Soares, and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala.

Cedric Rank in US Top 1000

# 944 in the US

Cedric Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 165 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cedric

• 944 US 2024
• 165 Nameberry 2025
• 54 Unique 2023
• 355 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Cedric

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Famous People Named Cedric

• Cedric Bixler Zavala, American lead singer of The Mars Volta
• Cedric "the Entertainer" Anderson Kyles American comedian and actor
• Cedric Lee Juan Tuck aka Big Tuck American rapper
• Cedric Coleman aka Frayser Boy American rapper
• Cedric Myron Benson American football player
• Cedric Thornton American football player
• Cedric Edwin Peerman American football player
• Cedric Leonard Griffin American football player
• Cedric Lamar Jackson American basketball player
• Cedric Webster Hardwicke English actor
• Cédric Gervais French DJ and producer
• Cedric "K Ci" Hailey, American singer of group K,Ci and JoJo
• (George) Cedric Wright American violinist and photographer
• Cedric Levon Richmond U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
• Cedric "Im" Brooks Jamaican saxophonist
• Cedric Bakambu French,born Congolese professional footballer
• Cedric Carrasso French footballer
• Cedric Neyers (b. 2016) son of Kayla Jackson and Matt Neyers of TV's "16 and Pregnant"

The name Cedric in Pop Culture

• Cedric "the Saxon" of Rotherwood character in "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott
• Cedric Errol main character in "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Cedric Diggory character in the Harry Potter series
• Cedric character in comic book series "W.I.T.C.H"
• Cedric Daniels character on TV's "The Wire"
• Cedric Brown character in film Nanny McPhee"
• Cedric Wise Old Elf character in "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
• Cedric Sneer character on animated series "The Raccoons"
• Cedric the Sorcerer character on animated series "Sofia the First"
• Cedric bellhop in film "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"
• "Cédric " Belgian comic book by Laudec and Cauvin and its main character