Cesar

Boy name

Cesar has been given to 79,139 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 2004 and currently ranks #385 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Anglicized spelling of Spanish César. Doublet of Caesar.

Origin: Spanish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

79,139

Peak year

2004 (2,538 babies)

Rank in 2025

#385 for boys

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▼ -37%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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Austrian singer–songwriter

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Cesar.

79,880 babies since 1883

76,917 babies since 1910

81,960 babies since 1954

72,993 babies since 1979

72,874 babies since 1880

86,075 babies since 1880

86,142 babies since 1881

86,851 babies since 1970

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