Cedric

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Cedric is a given name invented by Sir Walter Scott in the 1819 novel Ivanhoe.

From Wikipedia

Cedric first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 290 babies (rank #118 that year). In 2024 it was given to 85 boys (rank #384). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cedric

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cedric yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,225

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

290

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Harry Potter: Cedric Diggory — Hufflepuff Triwizard champion

Famous people named Cedric

Cédric Soaresassociation football player · b. 1991
Cédric Villaniprofessors, scientific professions · b. 1973
Cédric Carrassoassociation football player · b. 1981
Cédric Piolinetennis player · b. 1969
Cédric Sorhaindohandball player · b. 1984

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Cedric in 2024

Other boys' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	223	#163
1992	244	#144
1993	228	#149
1994	262	#122
1995	283	#125
1996	279	#127
1997	281	#124
1998	288	#119
1999	290	#118
2000	286	#110
2001	239	#140
2002	198	#154
2003	200	#157
2004	235	#133
2005	210	#145
2006	226	#143
2007	213	#159
2008	191	#178
2009	166	#203
2010	142	#238
2011	170	#205
2012	173	#204
2013	139	#246
2014	127	#273
2015	121	#284
2016	118	#296
2017	99	#332
2018	91	#351
2019	88	#359
2020	100	#323
2021	82	#377
2022	76	#388
2023	72	#407
2024	85	#384