Cesare
2025 SSA
About Cesare
The handsome Italian variant of Caesar, a name synonymous with Julius, leadership, emperors, and salad, Cesare offers a form with plenty of flair. A rising choice in Italy where it recently made the Top 50, it is pronounced with three syllables: CHEH-za-reh (or CHEH-za-ray among English speakers).
The exact etymology of the name is debated, but theories include that it means "hairy" (or more favorably, "long haired") or "to cut".
Notable historic bearers include Cesare Lombroso (considered the founder of modern criminology, though also a eugenicist) and Cesare Borgia (a cardinal, nobleman, and illegitimate son to Pope Alexander VI, also considered the inspiration behind Machiavelli's The Prince).
More recently, it has been worn by footballer Cesare Casadei.
Pronounced CHEZ-uh-ray.
As of October 2026, Cesare ranked #12377 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1853 in 1970.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Cesare on lists
Famous Cesares
- Cesare Borgia
illegitimate eldest son of Pope Alexander XVI (Rodrigo Borgia)
- Cesare Bonesana
Beccaria, Marquis of Gualdrasco and Villareggio, Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher, politician
- Cesare Rubini
Italian basketball player
- Cesare Claudio Prandelli
Italian football coach
- Cesare Maldini
Italian footballer and manager
- Cesare Pavese
Italian poet and novelist
- Ezechia Marco "Cesare" Lombroso
Italian criminologist and physician
Cesare in pop culture
- Pronounced CHEZ
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