Is Dedric a boy or girl name?

Dedric is a boy’s name. Of the 1,883 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.

Dedric

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Dedric was most popular in 1977, when 107 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,929 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,883 people named Dedric.

Dedric over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dedric’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dedric a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dedric is a boy’s name — 1.1% of the 1,883 Americans given it were girls and 98.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dedric

Where Dedric is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org