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
Census
Sedric in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,117 people with the first name Sedric, which placed it at #11,458 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,458
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,117 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
78.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sedric
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sedric is Black at 78.1%. The next largest groups are White (10.7%) and Hispanic (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sedric described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sedric at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American78.1% · 872
- White10.7% · 120
- Hispanic or Latino4.3% · 48
- Two or more races4.2% · 47
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 6
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.
How common was Sedric in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,117 people with the name Sedric, or 0.37 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,458 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sedric in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sedric?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sedric appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,116 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sedric?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sedric is Black at 78.1%. The next largest groups are White (10.7%) and Hispanic (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sedric most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Sedric in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.1% (872 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Sedric in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Sedric still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sedric 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 Sedric 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.
How many people have the name Sedric?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.