Total births
229
Boys' name · since 1975
Czar
Czar has 229 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7381
- among boys today
- 229
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Czar is the #7381 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 229 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Czar has been recorded 229 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #7381 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #7381 among boys today
- 229 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
- 48% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Czar is currently the #7381 boys' name in America, more common than 48% of boys - 229 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7381
- among boys today
- 229
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other boys
Czar vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7381
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 48% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Czar was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
19 babies were named Czar in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Czar compares
229 41st percentile among 14,294 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
Czar's all-time total is 38% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Czar | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 229 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 23 | 22,252 |
Czar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Czar splits its recorded history at 2013: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Czar at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#7,381
Active since
1975
Czar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Czar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Czar's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Czar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Czar? ▼
Czar has been given to 229 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #7381 as of the latest data. 19 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Czar most popular? ▼
Czar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Czar been used? ▼
Records for Czar go back to 1975, giving 51 years of history through 2025.
What to do with Czar's data
- Czar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Czar: #7381 Boys' Name - 229 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/czar. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Czar 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 July 2026.