Boys' name · since 1973
Sesar
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 468 babies named Sesar, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 468
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sesar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 468 recorded since 1973.
Sesar has 468 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2013.
- #8,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 468 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sesar ranks #8,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 468 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 468
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sesar's 468 recorded births place it above 81.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sesar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sesar splits its recorded history at 1992: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sesar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2013
- Peak year (2005)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Sesar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (147 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Sesar's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sesar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 147 births (31% of all-time use).
Sesar by state
Where Sesar concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 112 | 23.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
112 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sesar's data
- Sesar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sesars (112 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sesar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
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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, 1973–2013 (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 Sesar 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.