NameTides

Cedar

Cedar was the #1,244 boys' name in the US in 2025 (160 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #1,049 in Canada.

Cedar as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Cedar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Cedar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,244 (160)#4,275 (4)#1,049 (24)
2024#1,189 (173)#5,120 (3)#871 (29)
2023#1,248 (155)#2,547 (8)#1,283 (16)
2022#1,125 (188)—#989 (23)
2021#1,245 (153)#3,990 (4)#805 (31)
2020#1,201 (158)—#925 (25)
2019#1,188 (161)—#1,256 (16)
2018#1,261 (145)#2,259 (9)#1,133 (18)
2017#1,321 (136)#2,734 (7)#1,008 (22)
2016#1,329 (134)—#938 (24)
2015#1,502 (110)#4,747 (3)#1,458 (12)
2014#1,920 (75)—#1,565 (11)
2013#1,989 (69)—#1,028 (20)
2012#2,155 (62)—#1,334 (14)
2011#2,232 (58)—#1,118 (18)

Cedar as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Cedar as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Cedar as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,822 (60)#5,927 (3)#1,668 (14)
2024#2,389 (76)#5,892 (3)#2,259 (9)
2023#2,269 (81)#4,710 (4)#1,774 (12)
2022#2,253 (83)—#1,989 (10)
2021#2,510 (70)—#1,454 (16)
2020#2,341 (75)#5,493 (3)#1,758 (12)
2019#2,856 (58)—#1,408 (17)
2018#3,245 (49)#5,666 (3)#1,567 (14)
2017#2,964 (55)#4,063 (5)#1,269 (19)
2016#3,707 (41)—#1,785 (12)
2015#2,846 (61)—#1,584 (14)
2014#3,184 (51)#4,684 (4)#1,530 (15)
2013#3,703 (41)—#1,364 (17)
2012#4,121 (36)#4,838 (4)#1,787 (12)
2011#4,915 (28)—#1,426 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,125.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1972.
  • In 2025, 27% of US babies named Cedar were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cedar is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,400 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cedar by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #474WAIdaho: #435IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #829MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #398ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: #515UTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,555TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Cedar (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Cedar (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CedarCanadaGirls#1,66814
CedarCanadaBoys#1,04924
CedarEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
CedarEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
CedarUSGirls#2,82260
CedarUSBoys#1,244160