Fun Facts About the Name Sedric
- More than 1 thousand babies named Sedric: U.S. records list 1,505 babies given the name Sedric from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sedric Mean?
Sedric is a variant spelling of Cedric, a masculine name used in English. The meaning of Cedric is uncertain, and its origin is debated. One common explanation connects it to the Old English name Cerdic, borne by the founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the sixth century. That name may come from a Brittonic Celtic form such as *Caratīcos, related to the Welsh name Caradog and based on a Celtic root *caru- meaning "love" or "beloved." If so, the meaning would be something like "beloved" or "friend." Another possibility is a Germanic origin, though the phonetic development is less clear. Because the early forms are not fully understood, the literal meaning remains uncertain. Later name books sometimes gloss Cedric as "kindly and loved," but that is a customary interpretation rather than a securely documented literal meaning. The spelling Sedric likely arose as a simple variant of Cedric, with S- replacing C-, and it is sometimes treated as a form of the name Sedrick.
Sedric Name History & Origins
The name Cedric, from which Sedric derives, appears in Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe (1819), where Cedric is a Saxon thane. The novel was widely read, and the name Cedric is often associated with it. The name is not simply a literary invention, however: it is often connected to the earlier name Cerdic. Cerdic is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the name of a leader who founded the West Saxon kingdom in the early sixth century. The relationship between Cerdic and Cedric is not entirely straightforward, and the shift from Cerdic to Cedric may reflect later spelling and pronunciation changes or Scott's own preference. Sedric itself is a rarer variant of Cedric, formed by replacing the initial C with S. It has been used occasionally in the United States and other English-speaking countries, though it has never been common. The spelling may also be influenced by the related name Sedrick. There is no evidence that Sedric has a separate origin from Cedric; it is best understood as one of several spelling variants of the same name.
How Popular is the Name Sedric?
Sedric has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1982. Its best rank was #1,331 in 1974.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,568 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,613 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #6,413 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #8,717 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #5,928 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #11,901 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,762 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,542 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #9,527 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #11,852 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #10,536 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,468 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #5,939 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #5,391 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #4,815 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #6,368 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #6,345 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #6,207 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,392 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #9,967 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #4,758 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #5,001 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #3,247 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #3,213 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #2,466 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #3,016 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #3,279 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #2,601 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #2,528 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1995 | #2,545 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1994 | #3,014 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #3,022 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,197 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #2,047 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1990 | #2,612 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #2,532 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #2,499 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #2,816 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,146 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #1,961 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1984 | #2,026 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1983 | #2,327 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #1,408 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1981 | #1,430 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1980 | #1,614 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1979 | #1,705 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1978 | #1,751 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1977 | #1,509 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1976 | #1,672 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1975 | #1,404 | 40 | 0.0026% |
| 1974 | #1,331 | 42 | 0.0027% |
| 1973 | #1,646 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #1,343 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 1971 | #1,347 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1970 | #1,573 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1969 | #1,375 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1968 | #1,954 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #1,844 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #3,200 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #1,849 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #2,638 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,101 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #2,346 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #2,684 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,664 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,008 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #2,486 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,995 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #2,915 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,278 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,503 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #4,853 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #4,875 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #4,704 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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