Boys' name · since 1971
Cezar
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 737 babies named Cezar, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,217 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 737
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
737 babies have been named Cezar since 1971, making it today's #12322 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Cezar recorded 737 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #12322 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #6,217 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,322 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 737 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cezar ranks #6,217 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,322 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 737 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,217 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 737
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cezar's 737 recorded births place it above 86.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Cezar compares
737 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Cezar's all-time total is 100% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cezar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 737 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cezar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cezar splits its recorded history at 1999: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cezar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Cezar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (243 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Cezar's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cezar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 243 births (33% of all-time use).
How Cezar 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 Cezar's total volume
Cezar by state
Where Cezar concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 19.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 2.8% |
143 of 737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cezar's data
- Cezar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cezars (143 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 Cezar
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cezar
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cezar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Cezar 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.