Boys' name · since 1915
Cesare
Cesare has 676 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,124 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cesare is the #12124 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 676 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cesare has been recorded 676 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #12124 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #6,585 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,124 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 676 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cesare ranks #6,585 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,124 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 676 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,124 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cesare's 676 recorded births place it above 85.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Cesare compares
676 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Cesare's all-time total is 83% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cesare | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 676 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cesare's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cesare's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cesare popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Cesare by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (113 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Cesare's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Cesare births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 113 births (17% of all-time use).
How Cesare 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 Cesare's total volume
Cesare by state
Where Cesare concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 38 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
38 of 676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cesare's data
- Cesare's decade-level peak was the 1970s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Cesares (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cesare
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cesare: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~110 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, 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 Cesare 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.