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 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#73 · 1 in 294
- Arizona#80 · 1 in 311
- Texas#94 · 1 in 386
- Nevada#112 · 1 in 426
- New Mexico#112 · 1 in 442
Best ever in a state: #69 in California, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #73 | 833 | 1 in 294 |
| Arizona | #80 | 125 | 1 in 311 |
| Texas | #94 | 452 | 1 in 386 |
| Nevada | #112 | 30 | 1 in 426 |
| New Mexico | #112 | 24 | 1 in 442 |
| Colorado | #114 | 70 | 1 in 428 |
| Illinois | #123 | 145 | 1 in 541 |
| Oregon | #154 | 32 | 1 in 603 |
| Kansas | #168 | 26 | 1 in 632 |
| Utah | #171 | 31 | 1 in 693 |
| North Carolina | #174 | 54 | 1 in 931 |
| Nebraska | #191 | 12 | 1 in 854 |
| New Jersey | #192 | 37 | 1 in 1,291 |
| Georgia | #196 | 56 | 1 in 997 |
| Oklahoma | #206 | 20 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Washington | #212 | 33 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Florida | #219 | 76 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Idaho | #221 | 9 | 1 in 898 |
| Connecticut | #228 | 11 | 1 in 1,609 |
| District of Columbia | #230 | 5 | 1 in 940 |
| Virginia | #242 | 27 | 1 in 1,499 |
| Iowa | #244 | 12 | 1 in 1,356 |
| Wisconsin | #250 | 19 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Arkansas | #260 | 11 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Maryland | #281 | 16 | 1 in 1,768 |
| New York | #281 | 62 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Alabama | #283 | 15 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Indiana | #311 | 19 | 1 in 1,963 |
| Kentucky | #313 | 10 | 1 in 2,315 |
| Minnesota | #347 | 12 | 1 in 2,443 |
| Tennessee | #364 | 14 | 1 in 2,497 |
| Michigan | #418 | 18 | 1 in 3,119 |
| Massachusetts | #440 | 8 | 1 in 4,439 |
| South Carolina | #453 | 7 | 1 in 2,869 |
| Ohio | #585 | 11 | 1 in 6,092 |
| Missouri | #674 | 5 | 1 in 6,663 |
| Pennsylvania | #778 | 7 | 1 in 9,059 |
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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 2002
Top girls' names in 2002
Top boys' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 138,222 of them was named Cesar, which outranked 56.8% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,444Zain14
- #7,444Zaynah14
- #7,444Zoila14
- #7,816Cesar13
- #7,816Abbiegail13
- #7,816Abbye13
- #7,816Abygayle13
- #8,280Aaminah12
- #8,280Aarti12
- #8,280Aarya12
Tied with 463 names at #7,816; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 820 of them was named Cesar, which outranked 98.7% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.