Bounty or kindly and loved
The name was likely invented by Sir Walter Scott for his novel Ivanhoe, possibly as a misspelling of the Saxon name Cerdic. It has since become associated with the Welsh name Cedrych, meaning 'spectacle of bounty'.
Less common today
Cedric isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #378 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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