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Why parents love Cedar- The cedars of Lebanon ARE the most sacred biblical trees.
- Solomon built the Temple with cedar.
- The cedar IS Lebanon's flag symbol.
- Two syllables with a warm, natural sound: SEE-dar.
- The most enduring, fragrant, sacred tree.
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The vibe of Cedar
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Origin & history of Cedar
Hebrew/Latin (cedar tree)
→ Cedar
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English roots
Cedar IS the most sacred biblical tree. Solomon built the Temple with cedar. Lebanon's flag features the cedar.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew; Cedars of Lebanon; Solomon's Temple.
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Today
Cedar remains a beloved choice, ranking #1264 in the US. 3,866 babies have been named Cedar since 1972.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Cedar?
2022
peak year
Cedar first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1972. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 188 babies received the name (ranked #1124). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1264), with roughly 216 babies named Cedar each year. Cedar's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 3,866 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
188
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,124)
(ranked #1,124)
216
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,160
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,866
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cedar4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Cedar's Life Path 4 is the builder's number — Temple-building. People named Cedar tend to be warm, sacred, and gifted at being the most enduring tree that built Solomon's Temple.
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Built Solomon's Temple✦
Most-sacred-tree◈
Lebanon-flag◎
Enduring-fragrant♡
Biblical-cedarC3
E5
D4
A1
R9
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Cedar🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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