Cedric

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Also spelled: Cédric (146)

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 1965 and has been recorded in 44 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 50 babies (rank #332 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

683

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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

Other boys' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1965	1	#1,004
1966	1	#1,037
1967	1	#1,058
1968	1	#1,079
1969	1	#1,044
1970	1	#1,042
1972	6	#740
1973	6	#717
1974	4	#820
1975	7	#676
1976	9	#625
1977	2	#995
1978	2	#1,012
1979	7	#693
1980	5	#814
1981	5	#817
1982	8	#697
1983	9	#658
1984	11	#615
1985	10	#655
1986	14	#574
1987	23	#468
1988	18	#535
1989	12	#645
1990	15	#601
1991	18	#574
1992	16	#597
1993	29	#443
1994	19	#560
1995	22	#524
1996	27	#475
1997	38	#389
1998	41	#370
1999	36	#405
2000	33	#428
2001	50	#332
2002	37	#396
2005	36	#387
2007	30	#406
2008	26	#446
2011	13	#616
2012	13	#597
2013	18	#486
2015	2	#54