Is Cesar a boy or girl name?
Cesar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 916 boys were named Cesar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 78,307 US babies named Cesar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #360
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cesar since 1915
- 78,307
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 2,538 babies
Boys and girls named Cesar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 332 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 868 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,156 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 6,153 | 49 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 9,162 | 82 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 17,845 | 107 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 23,608 | 67 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 13,083 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020s | 4,425 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 916 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 884 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 946 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 838 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 841 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,005 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,002 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,101 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,161 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,306 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,284 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,358 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,437 | #255 | 5 | #17,418 |
| 2011 | 1,610 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,819 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,920 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,366 | #166 | 6 | #15,786 |
| 2007 | 2,427 | #167 | 6 | #15,884 |
| 2006 | 2,475 | #169 | 5 | #17,656 |
| 2005 | 2,520 | #163 | 11 | #9,583 |
| 2004 | 2,538 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 2,357 | #169 | 7 | #12,663 |
| 2002 | 2,369 | #162 | 13 | #7,914 |
| 2001 | 2,376 | #160 | 10 | #9,511 |
| 2000 | 2,260 | #170 | 9 | #10,050 |
| 1999 | 1,934 | #181 | 5 | #14,840 |
| 1998 | 2,002 | #168 | 7 | #11,349 |
| 1997 | 1,784 | #187 | 10 | #8,465 |
| 1996 | 1,990 | #170 | 7 | #10,782 |
| 1995 | 1,883 | #173 | 14 | #6,312 |
| 1994 | 1,776 | #178 | 9 | #8,950 |
| 1993 | 1,860 | #172 | 14 | #6,325 |
| 1992 | 1,600 | #195 | 9 | #8,857 |
| 1991 | 1,510 | #205 | 18 | #5,213 |
| 1990 | 1,506 | #199 | 14 | #6,180 |
| 1989 | 1,244 | #218 | 9 | #8,151 |
| 1988 | 1,051 | #232 | 9 | #7,799 |
| 1987 | 847 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 879 | #254 | 16 | #4,760 |
| 1985 | 896 | #251 | 7 | #8,481 |
| 1984 | 863 | #252 | 5 | #10,658 |
| 1983 | 785 | #263 | 10 | #6,288 |
| 1982 | 858 | #257 | 7 | #8,357 |
| 1981 | 915 | #243 | 10 | #6,398 |
| 1980 | 824 | #264 | 9 | #6,872 |
| 1979 | 763 | #270 | 10 | #6,254 |
| 1978 | 733 | #270 | 8 | #7,042 |
| 1977 | 685 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 720 | #268 | 5 | #9,504 |
| 1975 | 678 | #282 | 5 | #9,270 |
| 1974 | 671 | #280 | 10 | #5,400 |
| 1973 | 554 | #318 | 5 | #8,605 |
| 1972 | 493 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 432 | #387 | 6 | #7,508 |
| 1970 | 424 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 354 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 270 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 248 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 212 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 220 | #514 | 5 | #6,656 |
| 1964 | 213 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 171 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 164 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 154 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 150 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 124 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 128 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 116 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 99 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 90 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 75 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 71 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 63 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 49 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 53 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 57 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 53 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,975 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,320 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,944 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,840 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,911 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,793 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,274 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,169 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,914 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cesar reached #158 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #4,760 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cesar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.