Given name
Cedrik
Cedrik is a variant of Cedric. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is kind and loved; of the spectacular bounty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cedrik 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
Cedrik 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 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cedrik 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
Cedrik through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 176
- 176 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,914 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,914 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Cedrik
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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