Bounty or kindly and loved
A variant of Cedric, a name famously invented by Sir Walter Scott for his 1819 novel Ivanhoe. It is believed to be based on the Old English name Cerdic, which may have Celtic roots meaning bounty.
Less common today
Cedrick isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #832 in 1990.
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Hufflepuff student and Triwizard champion Β· Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).