US rank #8442 Boys' name Peak 2004 731 births

Cezar — #8442 US boys' name

731 babies named Cezar in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s731990s1782000s2432010s1482020s47
#8442
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Cezar was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

32 babies were named Cezar in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cezar

The Social Security Administration has registered 731 babies named Cezar between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cezar currently holds the #8442 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cezar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cezar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cezar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cezar 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 731 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.

Cezar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

731

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2004

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,442

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cezar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
32
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
010203040 20242016200920021995198819811971 7

Cezar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
243 births that decade — 33% of Cezar's all-time total
1970s421980s731990s1782000s2432010s1482020s47

Cezar by state

Where Cezar concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cezar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
143 19.6%
#2 Texas
21 2.9%
California share of Cezar's total US births 19.6%
Even split

143 of 731 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cezar?
731 babies have been named Cezar since 1971. It currently ranks #8442 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 32 births.
When was Cezar most popular?
Cezar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Cezar most popular?
The top states for the name Cezar are California (143 births), Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Cezar been used?
Cezar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.

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, 1971–2024 (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.