Cesar
Last seen for girls in 2012 at #16,869 · #385 for boys in 2025, 824 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2004 · 2,538 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 78,824since 1915
Cesar over time
Rank among boys' names. Cesar has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #385 | 824 | |
| 2024 | — | #361 | 917 | |
| 2023 | — | #367 | 884 | |
| 2022 | — | #346 | 946 | |
| 2021 | — | #384 | 838 | |
| 2020 | — | #371 | 841 | |
| 2019 | — | #333 | 1,005 | |
| 2018 | — | #334 | 1,002 | |
| 2017 | — | #313 | 1,102 | |
| 2016 | — | #305 | 1,161 | |
| 2015 | — | #281 | 1,306 | |
| 2014 | — | #279 | 1,284 | |
| 2013 | — | #261 | 1,358 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #255 | 1,437 |
| 2011 | — | #219 | 1,610 | |
| 2010 | — | #202 | 1,819 | |
| 2009 | — | #199 | 1,920 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #166 | 2,366 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #167 | 2,427 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #169 | 2,475 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #163 | 2,522 |
| 2004 | — | #158 | 2,538 | |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #169 | 2,357 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #162 | 2,369 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #160 | 2,376 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #170 | 2,260 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #181 | 1,935 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #168 | 2,003 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #187 | 1,784 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #170 | 1,990 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #173 | 1,883 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #178 | 1,776 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #172 | 1,860 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #195 | 1,600 |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | #205 | 1,511 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #200 | 1,506 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #218 | 1,244 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #232 | 1,051 |
| 1987 | — | #261 | 847 | |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | #254 | 879 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #251 | 897 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #252 | 863 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #263 | 784 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #257 | 859 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #243 | 916 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #264 | 823 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #269 | 764 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #270 | 733 |
| 1977 | — | #284 | 684 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #268 | 720 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #282 | 678 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #280 | 671 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #318 | 554 |
| 1972 | — | #348 | 493 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #387 | 432 |
| 1970 | — | #389 | 424 | |
| 1969 | — | #419 | 354 | |
| 1968 | — | #464 | 270 | |
| 1967 | — | #478 | 248 | |
| 1966 | — | #524 | 212 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #513 | 220 |
| 1964 | — | #538 | 213 | |
| 1963 | — | #599 | 171 | |
| 1962 | — | #604 | 164 | |
| 1961 | — | #632 | 154 | |
| 1960 | — | #635 | 150 | |
| 1959 | — | #684 | 124 | |
| 1958 | — | #670 | 128 | |
| 1957 | — | #703 | 116 | |
| 1956 | — | #737 | 99 | |
| 1955 | — | #766 | 90 | |
| 1954 | — | #833 | 75 | |
| 1953 | — | #852 | 71 | |
| 1952 | — | #883 | 63 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,005 | 49 | |
| 1950 | — | #948 | 53 | |
| 1949 | — | #911 | 57 | |
| 1948 | — | #954 | 53 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,116 | 42 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,111 | 39 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,282 | 27 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,368 | 26 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,381 | 25 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,489 | 20 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,337 | 25 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,756 | 16 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,505 | 20 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,757 | 16 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,932 | 14 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,829 | 15 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,995 | 14 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,458 | 23 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,933 | 16 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,960 | 16 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,302 | 13 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,132 | 15 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,801 | 10 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Cesar! It came in at #3,825, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1915, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cesar is popular in 1999
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#76 · 1 in 315
- Arizona#91 · 1 in 366
- Nevada#97 · 1 in 393
- Texas#112 · 1 in 436
- Illinois#127 · 1 in 582
Best ever in a state: #69 in California, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #76 | 767 | 1 in 315 |
| Arizona | #91 | 99 | 1 in 366 |
| Nevada | #97 | 30 | 1 in 393 |
| Texas | #112 | 378 | 1 in 436 |
| Illinois | #127 | 137 | 1 in 582 |
| New Mexico | #140 | 20 | 1 in 540 |
| Colorado | #156 | 40 | 1 in 682 |
| New Jersey | #179 | 40 | 1 in 1,186 |
| Oregon | #204 | 22 | 1 in 900 |
| Nebraska | #206 | 10 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Kansas | #209 | 16 | 1 in 1,013 |
| New York | #218 | 82 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Florida | #245 | 59 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Idaho | #245 | 7 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Connecticut | #276 | 8 | 1 in 2,278 |
| North Carolina | #280 | 28 | 1 in 1,758 |
| Washington | #300 | 20 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Georgia | #317 | 29 | 1 in 1,855 |
| Massachusetts | #324 | 12 | 1 in 3,023 |
| Wisconsin | #343 | 11 | 1 in 2,662 |
| Indiana | #389 | 12 | 1 in 3,202 |
| Oklahoma | #392 | 8 | 1 in 2,529 |
| Minnesota | #425 | 7 | 1 in 4,153 |
| Utah | #441 | 7 | 1 in 2,944 |
| Virginia | #441 | 12 | 1 in 3,320 |
| Alabama | #536 | 6 | 1 in 4,157 |
| Pennsylvania | #536 | 12 | 1 in 5,504 |
| Tennessee | #541 | 7 | 1 in 5,166 |
| Maryland | #630 | 5 | 1 in 5,679 |
| Michigan | #759 | 7 | 1 in 8,408 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Cesar
- 24 spots since 2024 (#361 → #385)
- 14 spots since 2020 (#371 → #385)
- 104 spots since 2015 (#281 → #385)
- Biggest jump: 162 spots in 1948 (#1,116 → #954)
- Biggest drop: 57 spots in 1951 (#948 → #1,005)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 2004 at #158 (2,538 births)
- Births halved by 2016, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1952–2025
- Highest: 1 in 782 boys born in 2004 were named Cesar (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,073 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 30.0% of all boys named Cesar (23,610) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 40 | #2,152 (1916) | #3,160 |
| 1920s | 138 | #1,933 (1929) | #2,281 |
| 1930s | 182 | #1,337 (1938) | #1,675 |
| 1940s | 332 | #911 (1949) | #1,277 |
| 1950s | 868 | #670 (1958) | #808 |
| 1960s | 2,156 | #419 (1969) | #541 |
| 1970s | 6,153 | #268 (1976) | #310 |
| 1980s | 9,163 | #218 (1989) | #250 |
| 1990s | 17,848 | #168 (1998) | #183 |
| 2000s | 23,610 | #158 (2004) | #168 |
| 2010s | 13,084 | #202 (2010) | #278 |
| 2020s | 5,250 | #346 (2022) | #369 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cesar in 1999
Top girls' names in 1999
Top boys' names in 1999
More about 1999
girls
1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 354,765 of them was named Cesar, which outranked 15.0% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,536 names at #14,411; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 992 of them was named Cesar, which outranked 98.4% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.