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Cesar

The name Cesar carries the meaning "Spanish form of Caesar", with roots in Spanish. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

SpanishSpanish form of Caesar
RomanRoman name of disputed origin, sometimes "hairy"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
40
1920s
138
1930s
182
1940s
332
1950s
865
1960s
2,161
1970s
6,204
1980s
9,243
1990s
17,943
2000s
23,659
2010s
11,068
Peaked in the 2000s · 71,835 total U.S. births since 1900