Shedrick
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning command of the sun; variant of Shadrach.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Shedrick by the numbers
Shedrick was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 84 babies in 1973, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shedrick. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sedrickpeaceful ruler; a form of Sedgewick29 in the US (2017)
- Shadrickcommand of aku; variant of Shadrack6 in the US (2017)
- Shadrackcommand of aku; biblical name6 in the US (2017)
- Sedric8 in the US (2017)
- Shadrachcommand of Aku or Mesopotamian deity21 in the US (2017)
- Sherlockbright or fair haired; or short-haired man12 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sun
Like Shedrick, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Samsonhis name is sun; strong as the sun430 in the US (2017)
- Reyanshpart of the sun; ray of light382 in the US (2017)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
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