Sedric
Of Greek origin, meaning "venerable" or "noble".
Name Census estimates that about 1,398 living Americans carry the first name Sedric. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sedric today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sedric births was 1982 (46 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sedric. 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.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 245,175 Americans
Peak year
1982
46 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,613
Tracked since 1919
Popularity
Sedric: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sedric from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 356 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sedric 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 Sedric during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sedrics live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Sedric, while Florida, Alabama, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 36 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sedric
The name Sedric has its origins in the Old English language, derived from the elements "siede" meaning "side" and "ric" meaning "power" or "ruler." It is believed to have emerged as a personal name during the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, approximately between the 5th and 11th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sedric can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals documenting the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The chronicle mentions a Sedric who was a thegn (an aristocratic retainer) in the court of King Cnut the Great, who ruled from 1016 to 1035.
In the 12th century, a monk named Sedric was recorded as being part of the community at the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, England. This monastic community played a significant role in preserving and copying manuscripts during the Middle Ages.
Moving forward in history, a notable figure named Sedric was the Bishop of Chichester from 1180 to 1181. Although his time as bishop was brief, he left a mark on the ecclesiastical records of the time.
During the 13th century, a Sedric de Aumale was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Northumberland, which were financial records maintained by the English Exchequer. This suggests that the name was in use among the nobility of the time.
In the realm of literature, a character named Sedric appeared in the novel "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1819. This fictional Sedric was a wealthy Saxon franklin (landowner) who played a role in the story set in medieval England.
While the name Sedric has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it maintains a connection to its Old English roots and serves as a reminder of the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Anglo-Saxon period.
People
Sedric + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sedric as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sedric: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sedric?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,398 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sedric 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 245,175 US residents.
Is Sedric a common name?
We classify Sedric as "Rare". It ranks above 92.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,500 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sedric most popular?
The single biggest year for Sedric was 1982, when 46 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sedric is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Sedric a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sedric 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.
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.