Shedric
A masculine name of English origin meaning "shed-herder" or "keeper of the hut".
Name Census estimates that about 72 living Americans carry the first name Shedric. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Shedric today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shedric births was 1972 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shedric. 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 Shedric. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
72
~ 1 in 4,760,477 Americans
Peak year
1972
8 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
2005 SSA rank
#13,053
Tracked since 1963
Census
Shedric in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 117 people with the first name Shedric, which placed it at #50,838 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
#50,838
National first-name rank
People counted
117
117 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
92.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shedric
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shedric is Black at 92.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.4%) and White (1.7%). 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 Shedric 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 Shedric at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American92.3% · 108
- Two or more races3.4% · 4
- White1.7% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 1
Popularity
Shedric: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shedric from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 49 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
Shedric 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 Shedric 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 Shedric
The name Shedric is believed to have originated from the Old English language, derived from the Anglo-Saxon words "scead" meaning "parting" or "division" and "ric" meaning "powerful" or "ruler." It was first used during the medieval period in England, around the 8th to 10th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Shedric can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of land ownership and taxation in England, commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears as a variant spelling of "Scedric" or "Sceatric," referring to a landowner or nobleman of the time.
In the 12th century, a Benedictine monk named Shedric of Cluny was known for his work in translating Greek and Latin texts into Old English. He lived from approximately 1090 to 1160 and was instrumental in preserving ancient literature during the Middle Ages.
During the Renaissance period, a notable bearer of the name was Shedric Vere, an English courtier and soldier who served under Queen Elizabeth I. Born in 1556, he fought in the Anglo-Spanish War and was renowned for his military exploits and loyalty to the crown.
In the 18th century, Shedric Upham, an English clockmaker and inventor, was credited with significant advancements in clock-making technology. He lived from 1701 to 1786 and his innovations contributed to the development of more accurate and precise timepieces.
Another historical figure with the name Shedric was Shedric Trevelyan, a British politician and social reformer born in 1809. He played a significant role in the abolition of slavery in the British Empire and advocated for various social and educational reforms during the Victorian era, until his death in 1886.
While the name Shedric has fallen out of common use in recent times, its historical roots and unique meaning have left an indelible mark on the evolution of English names, reflecting the cultural and linguistic influences of the Anglo-Saxon period.
People
Shedric + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shedric 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
Shedric: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shedric?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 72 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shedric 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 4,760,477 US residents.
Is Shedric a common name?
We classify Shedric as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 78 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shedric most popular?
The single biggest year for Shedric was 1972, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shedric is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shedric in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 117 people with the name Shedric, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #50,838 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 Shedric 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 Shedric?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shedric leans strongly male. 116 people counted with this name were male (97.5%), compared with 3 female bearers (2.5%). 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 Shedric?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shedric is Black at 92.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.4%) and White (1.7%). 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 Shedric most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shedric in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.3% (108 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 Shedric in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shedric a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shedric 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 Shedric still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shedric 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 Shedric 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 share the name Shedric?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.