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Cedar

Cedar holds the #1244 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 160 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#1125 nationally, 188 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1972. The name's biggest fan base is in Oregon (#398 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1244
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1125
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
160
boys named Cedar

Cedar popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.012%18801900192019401960198020002020#1125 in 2022
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsGirls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Cedar is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025NH—Washington: #474 (15 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WA#474Idaho: #435 (5 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)ID#435Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025WI—Michigan: #829 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#829New York: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025RI—Oregon: #398 (9 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)OR#398Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025CT—California: #1364 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1364Utah: #515 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)UT#515Colorado: #756 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#756Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025KS—Arkansas: #555 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025MS—Alabama: #765 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AL#765Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cedar in 2025HI—Texas: #1555 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1555Florida: #1625 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1625
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oregon (#398), Idaho (#435), Washington (#474)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cedar in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Cedar as a girl name

As of 2025, Cedar ranks #2822 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 60 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #2341 five years ago, #2822 now. SSA records for Cedar go back to 1974; the peak came in 2022 at #2253, with 83 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Utah, where it ranks #704 among girl names.

2025 rank
#2822
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#2253
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
60
girls named Cedar

Where Cedar (girls) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025CA—Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025TX—Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Cedar in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#704)

Uniqueness score

69/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cedar in the most recent year of SSA data.

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