US rank #2869 Boys' name Peak 2015 5,399 births

Caesar — #2869 US boys' name

5,399 babies named Caesar in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2869
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Caesar was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

92 babies were named Caesar in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caesar

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,399 babies named Caesar between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caesar currently holds the #2869 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caesar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 689 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Caesar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Caesar in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caesar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,399 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caesar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,399

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2015

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,869

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Caesar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
92
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Caesar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
689 births that decade — 13% of Caesar's all-time total
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Caesar by state

Where Caesar concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Caesar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,164 21.6%
#2 New York
528 9.8%
#3 Texas
478 8.9%
#4 Illinois
81 1.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
44 0.8%
#6 Florida
30 0.6%
#7 Georgia
28 0.5%
#8 Arizona
21 0.4%
California share of Caesar's total US births 21.6%
Even split

1,164 of 5,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Caesar appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caesar?
5,399 babies have been named Caesar since 1880. It currently ranks #2869 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 92 births.
When was Caesar most popular?
Caesar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 689 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Caesar most popular?
The top states for the name Caesar are California (1,164 births), New York (528 births), Texas (478 births).
How long has the name Caesar been used?
Caesar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Caesar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cael, Caelan, Caeden, Caedmon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.