Boys' name · since 1880
Caesar
5,445 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.
- #1,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,835 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,445
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,445 babies have been named Caesar since 1880, making it today's #2835 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Caesar recorded 5,445 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #2835 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,835 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,445 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caesar ranks #1,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,835 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,445 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,835 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,445
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caesar's 5,445 recorded births place it above 96.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Caesar compares
5,445 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caesar's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caesar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,445 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caesar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caesar splits its recorded history at 1961: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 92 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caesar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Caesar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (689 births, 13% of the file).
2010s was Caesar's strongest decade.
689 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Caesar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s
1910s
366 births
- 1920s
1920s
390 births
- 1930s 263
1930s
263 births
- 1940s
1940s
280 births
- 1950s
1950s
420 births
- 1960s
1960s
390 births
- 1970s
1970s
503 births
- 1980s
1980s
521 births
- 1990s
1990s
672 births
- 2000s
2000s
572 births
- 2010s
2010s
689 births
- 2020s
2020s
279 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 689 births (13% of all-time use).
How Caesar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Caesar's total volume
Caesar by state
Where Caesar concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,173 | 21.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 528 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 486 | 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% |
1,173 of 5,445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Caesar appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caesar's data
- Caesar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (689 total births) through the 2020s (279) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Caesars (1,173 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caesar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caesar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.