Boys' name · since 1915

Cesar

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 78,824 babies named Cesar, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#371 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#385 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
78,824
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade

Cesar currently ranks #385 among boys' names in America, with 78,824 babies recorded since 1915.

Cesar has 78,824 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #385 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #371 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #385 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 78,824 born since 1915
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cesar ranks #371 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #385 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 78,824 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.

#371 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#385 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
78,824
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.2%
Cesar vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Cesar's 78,824 recorded births place it above 99.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Cesar compares

78,824 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Cesar's all-time total is 214x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Cesar Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 78,824 369 358,536
Peak-year births 2,538 34 22,252

Cesar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Cesar's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 2,538, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Cesar popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2004)
2,538
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
01,0002,0003,000 191519291943195719711985199920132025 824

Cesar popularity over time - girls

315 total births recorded since 1965 (Cesar as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 315 births
05101520 19651976198219881993199820032012 5

Cesar by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (23,610 births, 30% of the file).

2000s was Cesar's strongest decade.

23,610 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Cesar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23,610 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Cesar 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 Cesar's total volume

Cesar vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 100110120130140150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -122, 2.6%-146, 2.9%-146, 3.4%-146, 4.7%-112, 3.2%-119, 7.1%-143, 3.1%-146, 1.4%-111, 6.9%-146, 3.7%-146, 2.8%-111, 11.3%-146, 1.5%-114, 4.5%-116, 2.8%Cesar-111, 3.2%Cesar
Cesar vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Cesar by state

Where Cesar concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cesar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29,230 37.1%
#2 Texas
16,901 21.4%
#3 New York
4,216 5.3%
#4 Illinois
4,134 5.2%
#5 Arizona
3,321 4.2%
#6 Florida
2,521 3.2%
#7 New Jersey
1,513 1.9%
#8 Colorado
1,322 1.7%
California share of Cesar's total US births 37.1%
Even split

29,230 of 78,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Cesar appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cesar? ▼
78,824 babies have been named Cesar since 1915. All-time, it sits at #371 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #385 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 2,538 births.
Where does Cesar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cesar ranks #371 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #385 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cesar most popular? ▼
Cesar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23,610 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Cesar most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Cesar are California (29,230 births), Texas (16,901 births), New York (4,216 births).
How long has the name Cesar been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cesar since 1915 -- 111 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Cesar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cesario, Cesare, Cesareo, Cesc, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cesar's data

  • Cesar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (23,610 total births); usage has since declined to 5,250 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Cesars (29,230 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.

Keep exploring Cesar

Nearby Names Like Cesar

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cesar

Cesario Boy
1,064 births
Cesare Boy
#12124 676 births
Cesareo Boy
81 births
Cesc Boy
21 births
Cesear Boy
12 births

Compare Cesar side by side: Cesar vs Cesario Cesar vs Cesare Cesar vs Cesareo

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Kieran #389
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cesar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Cesar 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.