Given name
Cedrick
Cedrick is a variant of Cedric. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is kind and loved; of the spectacular bounty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cedrick is a variant of Cedric. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is kind and loved; of the spectacular bounty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cedrick is a variant of Cedric. 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 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cedrick is a variant of Cedric. 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
Cedrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,352
- 6,342 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 200 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,324 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,324 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 200 in 1978. In 2025, Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,810 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.
Cedrick’s family of names
Cedrick has a related form in Cedric.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cedrick
- Cedrick Mugisharwandese actor and football playerborn 1997
- Cedrick BanksAmerican basketball player (born 1981)
- Cedrick HordgesAmerican basketball player (1957–2024)
- Cedrick Wilson Jr.American football player (born 1995)
- Cedrick BowersAmerican baseball playerborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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