Cedric

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1890 and has been recorded in 128 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1982 with 977 babies (rank #239 that year). In 2024 it was given to 242 boys (rank #944). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

42,167

Total babies (all years)

128

Years in the data

977

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1890	5	#1,030
1893	9	#712
1895	5	#1,105
1896	7	#910
1897	8	#798
1899	5	#1,077
1903	7	#923
1904	8	#893
1905	5	#1,262
1906	8	#941
1907	7	#1,117
1908	13	#750
1909	13	#811
1910	5	#1,632
1911	17	#796
1912	37	#701
1913	44	#683
1914	51	#738
1915	57	#806
1916	39	#1,032
1917	40	#1,037
1918	55	#897
1919	50	#950
1920	58	#903
1921	59	#913
1922	42	#1,086
1923	32	#1,279
1924	42	#1,111
1925	34	#1,229
1926	42	#1,097
1927	51	#983
1928	35	#1,215
1929	45	#1,013
1930	55	#893
1931	44	#998
1932	29	#1,259
1933	38	#1,054
1934	41	#1,009
1935	41	#994
1936	43	#940
1937	55	#824
1938	35	#1,097
1939	47	#904
1940	45	#952
1941	64	#780
1942	53	#911
1943	60	#857
1944	48	#918
1945	54	#851
1946	65	#814
1947	73	#809
1948	68	#825
1949	96	#698
1950	133	#589
1951	154	#547
1952	156	#560
1953	206	#490
1954	224	#482
1955	254	#464
1956	280	#454
1957	401	#383
1958	406	#388
1959	520	#340
1960	533	#336
1961	639	#307
1962	693	#295
1963	694	#294
1964	742	#285
1965	700	#284
1966	726	#272
1967	717	#272
1968	690	#280
1969	701	#283
1970	879	#259
1971	860	#259
1972	896	#240
1973	883	#239
1974	903	#230
1975	871	#237
1976	861	#236
1977	903	#234
1978	793	#256
1979	827	#256
1980	908	#245
1981	910	#244
1982	977	#239
1983	804	#259
1984	885	#247
1985	843	#261
1986	706	#295
1987	678	#315
1988	642	#336
1989	643	#352
1990	611	#378
1991	598	#379
1992	554	#408
1993	589	#390
1994	548	#418
1995	573	#400
1996	592	#400
1997	573	#405
1998	552	#419
1999	476	#476
2000	512	#463
2001	520	#461
2002	481	#481
2003	425	#542
2004	384	#581
2005	382	#591
2006	416	#590
2007	429	#592
2008	374	#651
2009	340	#705
2010	317	#724
2011	300	#754
2012	302	#758
2013	268	#813
2014	293	#787
2015	261	#864
2016	237	#908
2017	211	#977
2018	216	#959
2019	209	#1,001
2020	222	#969
2021	208	#1,038
2022	235	#962
2023	209	#1,045
2024	242	#944