How Many People Are Named Cesar?
An estimated 75,611 people in the United States have the first name Cesar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Cesar peaked in popularity in 2004 with 2,538 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cesar 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 Cesar paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Cesar is overwhelmingly male, 315 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
75,611
About 1 in 4,533 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2004
2,538 births
Total Registered
78,307
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cesar
Cesar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 78,307 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Cesar as a male name
Ranked #360 in 2024
916 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (2,538 births)
Cesar as a female name
Ranked #17,418 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1991 (18 births)
Cesar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cesar span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 23,675 babies were registered. Cesar has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cesar by Decade
How has Cesar 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.
Cesar by State
Birth registrations for Cesar span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Hawaii, Wyoming, Mississippi. On average, about 1,764 Cesars were registered per state.
Cesar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cesar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cesar
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cesar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cesar?
We estimate approximately 75,611 people named Cesar 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 4,533 Americans share this first name.
Is Cesar a common name?
Cesar is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 78,307 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cesar most popular?
Cesar reached peak popularity in 2004, when 2,538 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cesar is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cesar a male name?
Cesar is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cesar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cesar Smith, Cesar Johnson, Cesar 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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