Names / Unisex names
Cedar
Current rank
#1,244
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,125
in 2022
First recorded
1972
in U.S. data
Children named
4,000
since 1972
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,125 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Sacred tree. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1972. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. 2022 marked its high point, reaching #1,125. More than 4,000 children have been given the name overall.