Given name & surname
Cedra
“one who is kind and loved”
Cedra is a variant of Cedrica. In American use, Cedrica carries the interpretation “one who is kind and loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cedra is a variant of Cedrica. In American use, Cedrica carries the interpretation “one who is kind and loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cedra connects to the Cedric name family through Cedrica. An origin associated with Cedric is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cedra connects to the Cedric name family through Cedrica. The history of Cedric gives this family its wider story. Walter Scott created Cedric of Rotherwood for Ivanhoe. He may have rearranged the letters of Cerdic, the name of the traditional founder of Wessex. Another literary bearer is Cedric Errol in Little Lord Fauntleroy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cedra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 0 boys · 116 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,387 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,387 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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