Ceddrick
Of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning "battle ruler" or "mighty adventurer".
Name Census estimates that about 44 living Americans carry the first name Ceddrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ceddrick today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ceddrick births was 1976 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ceddrick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ceddrick. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
44
~ 1 in 7,789,871 Americans
Peak year
1976
7 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
1995 SSA rank
#7,948
Tracked since 1973
Popularity
Ceddrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ceddrick from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 29 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Ceddrick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ceddrick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ceddrick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ceddrick
The name Ceddrick is an English given name derived from the Old English words "cedd" meaning "battle" and "ric" meaning "powerful" or "ruler." It is believed to have originated in Anglo-Saxon England during the 5th to 11th centuries. The earliest recorded spelling of the name was "Cedric" or "Cerdic," which was the name of the semi-legendary founder and first king of Wessex in the late 5th century.
One of the earliest notable bearers of the name was Cerdic of Wessex (c. 467–534 AD), a Saxon leader who established the kingdom of Wessex in southern Britain. Another early figure with this name was Saint Cedric (c. 620–690 AD), a Northumbrian prince who became a hermit and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
During the Middle Ages, the name Ceddrick was relatively uncommon, but it gained some popularity in the 11th and 12th centuries. One notable bearer from this period was Cedric the Saxon, a fictional character from Sir Walter Scott's novel "Ivanhoe" (1819), which was set in 12th-century England.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the name experienced a resurgence in popularity, perhaps influenced by its appearance in literary works such as "Ivanhoe." One notable bearer from this period was Cedric Hardwicke (1893–1964), an English actor known for his roles in films like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939) and "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (1947).
Other notable individuals named Ceddrick include Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960), an Irish-American art director who won eleven Academy Awards for his work in Hollywood; Cedric Henderson (1917–1984), an American jazz saxophonist and composer; and Cedric Belfrage (1904–1990), an English writer and journalist who co-founded the National Guardian newspaper in the United States.
While the name Ceddrick has never been extremely common, it has maintained a presence throughout history, particularly in English-speaking countries. Its Old English roots and associations with power and strength have likely contributed to its enduring appeal as a given name.
People
Ceddrick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ceddrick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ceddrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ceddrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 44 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ceddrick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 7,789,871 US residents.
Is Ceddrick a common name?
We classify Ceddrick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 52.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 47 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ceddrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Ceddrick was 1976, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ceddrick is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ceddrick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ceddrick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ceddrick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ceddrick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ceddrick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ceddrick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Ceddrick?
See how many people share the name Ceddrick on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.