Cedar
About Cedar
Cedar is, like Ash, Oak, Pine and Ebony, one of the new tree/wood names that parents are starting to consider; this one is particularly aromatic with a similar feel to more classic options like Cedric, Edgar, Reed, and Sawyer.
In the Bible the cedar is mentioned in Psalm 92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon." The Lebanon Cedar was used to build King Solomon's temple in Jerusalem, and there are now several hospitals called Cedars of Lebanon, plus a U2 song by that name.
A contemporary bearer of the name is the jazz pianist Cedar Walton, while Cyrus and Cypress are similar options.
The name was chosen by 170 boys and 76 girls in a recent year.
Pronounced SEE-dur.
As of October 2026, Cedar ranked #1244 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1124 in 2022.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,923 | 75 | 39 |
| 2015 | #1,503 | 110 | 57.4 |
| 2016 | #1,331 | 134 | 70.6 |
| 2017 | #1,330 | 135 | 72.9 |
| 2018 | #1,263 | 145 | 79.8 |
| 2019 | #1,190 | 161 | 89.7 |
| 2020 | #1,201 | 158 | 91.5 |
| 2021 | #1,245 | 153 | 87.5 |
| 2022 | #1,124 | 188 | 107.7 |
| 2023 | #1,252 | 154 | 90 |
| 2024 | #1,197 | 170 | 98.7 |
| 2025 | #1,244 | 160 | 93.7 |
World rankings
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type of coniferous tree