How Many People Are Named Caesar?
An estimated 3,970 people in the United States have the first name Caesar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Caesar peaked in popularity in 2015 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caesar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caesar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,970
About 1 in 86,336 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2015
92 births
Total Registered
5,399
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caesar
Caesar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,399 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Caesar as a male name
Ranked #2,874 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (92 births)
Caesar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caesar span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 689 babies were registered. While Caesar is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Caesar by Decade
How has Caesar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caesar by State
Birth registrations for Caesar span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 163 Caesars were registered per state.
Caesar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caesar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caesar
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Caesar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caesar?
We estimate approximately 3,970 people named Caesar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 86,336 Americans share this first name.
Is Caesar a common name?
Caesar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,399 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caesar most popular?
Caesar reached peak popularity in 2015, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caesar is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caesar a male name?
Caesar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caesar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caesar Smith, Caesar Johnson, Caesar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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