Cedric
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Cedric
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 is also given to girls.
Pronounced SED-rik.
As of October 2026, Cedric ranked #1051 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #230 in 1974, Nameberry popularity #190.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #787 | 293 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #864 | 261 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #908 | 237 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #977 | 211 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #959 | 216 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,001 | 209 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #969 | 222 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,038 | 208 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #962 | 235 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,045 | 209 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #944 | 242 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,051 | 209 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Cedric for boys
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Cedric on lists
Famous Cedrics
- Cedric BixlerBoy
Zavala, American lead singer of The Mars Volta
- Cedric "the Entertainer" Anderson KylesBoy
American comedian and actor
- Cedric Lee Juan Tuck aka Big TuckBoy
American rapper
- Cedric Coleman aka Frayser BoyBoy
American rapper
- Cedric Myron BensonBoy
American football player
- Cedric ThorntonBoy
American football player
- Cedric Edwin PeermanBoy
American football player
- Cedric Leonard GriffinBoy
American football player
- Cedric Lamar JacksonBoy
American basketball player
- Cedric Webster HardwickeBoy
English actor
- Cédric GervaisBoy
French DJ and producer
- Cedric "KBoy
Ci" Hailey, American singer of group K,Ci and JoJo
- (George) Cedric WrightBoy
American violinist and photographer
- Cedric Levon RichmondBoy
U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Cedric "Im" BrooksBoy
Jamaican saxophonist
- Cedric BakambuBoy
French,born Congolese professional footballer
- Cedric CarrassoBoy
French footballer
- Cedric Neyers (b. 2016)Boy
son of Kayla Jackson and Matt Neyers of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
Cedric in pop culture
- Cedric "the Saxon" of RotherwoodBoy
character in "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott
- Cedric ErrolBoy
main character in "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Cedric DiggoryBoy
character in the Harry Potter series
- CedricBoy
character in comic book series "W.I.T.C.H"
- Cedric DanielsBoy
character on TV's "The Wire"
- Cedric BrownBoy
character in film Nanny McPhee"
- Cedric Wise Old ElfBoy
character in "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
- Cedric SneerBoy
character on animated series "The Raccoons"
- Cedric the SorcererBoy
character on animated series "Sofia the First"
- CedricBoy
bellhop in film "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"
- "CédricBoy
" Belgian comic book by Laudec and Cauvin and its main character