Recorded 1973–2013 Boys' name Peak 2005 468 births

Sesar — boys' name

468 babies named Sesar in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s721980s1181990s1472000s1192010s12
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sesar was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sesar in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sesar

The Social Security Administration has registered 468 babies named Sesar between 1973 and 2013, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sesar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sesar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sesar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Sesar in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sesar 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 468 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.

Sesar at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

468

Since 1973

41 years of records

Peak year

2005

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1973

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2013

Sesar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1973

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2005)
20
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 201320062001199619911986198119761973 9

Sesar by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
147 births that decade — 31% of Sesar's all-time total
1970s721980s1181990s1472000s1192010s12

Sesar by state

Where Sesar concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sesar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
112 23.9%
#2 Texas
18 3.8%
#3 Illinois
5 1.1%
California share of Sesar's total US births 23.9%
Even split

112 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sesar?
468 babies have been named Sesar since 1973. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2005 with 20 births.
When was Sesar most popular?
Sesar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Sesar most popular?
The top states for the name Sesar are California (112 births), Texas (18 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Sesar been used?
Sesar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 41 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Sesar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sesario. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2013 (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.