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Cederick

♂ Boy

Pronounced SED-rik /ˈsɛd.rɪk/Medium

Meaning: Cederick is a respelled form of Cedric, a name coined by Sir Walter Scott for Ivanhoe. Scott seems to have adapted Cerdic, an early Anglo-Saxon royal name possibly rooted in the Welsh Caradog ('beloved' or 'dear'). The extra vowel in Cederick is an American spelling variant.Low

In 30 seconds: Cederick is a variant of Cedric, the name Walter Scott invented for Ivanhoe. Scarce in US records, it reads as a homespun respelling (said SED-rik).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningCederick is a respelled form of Cedric, a name coined by Sir Walter Scott for Ivanhoe. Scott seems to have adapted Cerdic, an early Anglo-Saxon royal name possibly rooted in the Welsh Caradog ('beloved' or 'dear'). The extra vowel in Cederick is an American spelling variant.
U.S. rank (2011)#12603 ↘ Falling
2011 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1975
Total births (all-time)≈ 303

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197519622011

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cederick is an American respelling of Cedric, a name with a bookish origin: Sir Walter Scott introduced Cedric in his 1819 novel Ivanhoe, likely reshaping the Anglo-Saxon Cerdic (tied to Welsh Caradog, 'beloved'). The inserted middle vowel gives the familiar name a folksier look.

As a spelling it stayed firmly in the long tail, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-seventies. A Cederick from that era would be middle-aged today, a contemporary of the many Cedrics of the same decade.

Did you know? Cedric itself is barely two centuries old - Scott appears to have coined it in 1819 - so every Cederick traces back to a novel rather than an ancient root.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Cederick — Respelling of Cedric; Scott coinage in Ivanhoe; Cerdic/Caradog

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cederick mean?

It is a spelling variant of Cedric, a literary name Walter Scott linked to the old Cerdic/Welsh Caradog ('beloved').

How do you pronounce Cederick?

It is said SED-rik /ˈsɛd.rɪk/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Cederick a boy or girl name?

Cederick is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Cederick?

It has always been rare, a respelling given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak.

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