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Unisex name

Cedar

/ˈsidɚ/ · 36% girls, 64% boys · 220 born in 2025

Cedar has been given to about 4,091 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsidɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,994
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cedar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 271
  • Born in 2025220
  • All time4,091
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Cedar?

Its best year was 2022, when 271 babies were given the name, ranking 2259th. The typical living American called Cedar is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Cedar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cesar0.85
  2. Edgar0.70
  3. Caesar0.70
  4. Delmar0.62
  5. Kendal0.62
  6. Kendall0.60
  7. Kenan0.56
  8. Kegan0.56

Middle names for Cedar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cedar Eve0.80
  2. Cedar Elizabeth0.78
  3. Cedar Josephine0.78
  4. Cedar Anne0.78
  5. Cedar Louise0.77
  6. Cedar June0.76

Sibling names for Cedar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zamirbrother · 0.99
  2. Maisysister · 0.99
  3. Emilianasister · 0.98
  4. Zahirbrother · 0.98
  5. Yahyabrother · 0.98
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.98

Where Cedar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.04%
  2. Oregon0.03%
  3. Idaho0.03%
  4. Washington0.02%
  5. Arkansas0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cedar Anderson0.74
  2. Cedar White0.72
  3. Cedar Nguyen0.72
  4. Cedar Moore0.72
  5. Cedar Lee0.72
  6. Cedar Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Cedar

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Cedar across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.