Cedar

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A few things about Cedar you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Cedar

Cedar Walton

American jazz pianist (1934–2013)

Choose Cedar and your child shares a first name with Cedar Walton, an American jazz pianist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Cedar, like who?” Cedar Walton's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 10,672 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Cedar, 160 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Cedar would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCedar first shows up in US birth records in 1972, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 53 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #1,125.
• 📈Then vs nowCedar is 9.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 103,093 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 10,672.
• 🍂TrendCedar has slipped 43 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,244. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedCedar is most popular in Oregon, where it ranks #398, followed by Idaho (#435) and Washington (#474). It's in the top 1,000 in 8 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlCedar is given to both boys and girls: 73% of the 220 babies named Cedar in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Cedar means “cedar tree”.

About the name Cedar

Cedar is a gender-neutral name of Latin origin meaning “cedar tree”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-dar”. US birth records list Cedar for boys from 1972 to 2025, in 54 of those 54 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #1,125 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,244, with 160 babies. Of the 220 US babies named Cedar in 2025, 27% were girls and 73% were boys.

Origin:Latin names