Caesar
2025 SSA
About Caesar
Caesar, the name of the greatest Roman of them all, is rarely used outside Latino families, where the Cesar spelling is preferred —as in activist Chavez and Dog Whisperer Millan. Its original meaning is debated — either "long-haired", "blue-gray" (as in eyes), or "cut" (because Julius Caesar was supposedly born by cesarian section) — it came to be the title to denote all Roman emperors and it is from the name Caesar that many other European royal titles are derived, including Kaiser and Tsar.
In antebellum America, Caesar became a common name among enslaved people, along with such other classical appellations as Cato and Octavius.
Pronounced SEE-zer.
As of October 2026, Caesar ranked #2843 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #589 in 1904.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,797 | 83 | 43.2 |
| 2015 | #1,693 | 92 | 48 |
| 2016 | #1,829 | 82 | 43.2 |
| 2017 | #1,898 | 76 | 41.1 |
| 2018 | #2,067 | 69 | 38 |
| 2019 | #2,465 | 54 | 30.1 |
| 2020 | #2,696 | 46 | 26.7 |
| 2021 | #2,442 | 55 | 31.4 |
| 2022 | #2,793 | 46 | 26.3 |
| 2023 | #2,956 | 42 | 24.6 |
| 2024 | #2,874 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2025 | #2,843 | 44 | 25.8 |
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Caesar on lists
Famous Caesars
- Gaius Julius Caesar
Roman emperor
- August Caesar (born Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus)
Roman emperor
- Caesar
duc de Choiseul, Marshal of France
- Caesar Cardini
Italian,American restaurateur; inventor of the Caesar salad
- Caesar Li (Mao)
Chinese singer of Mandopop boy band Top Combine
- Caesar Rodney
signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
- Caesar Takeshi (born Tomofumi Murata)
Japanese kickboxer
- Bernard Caesar Einstein
Swiss,American physicist, grandson of Albert Einstein
Caesar in pop culture
- Caesar Flickerman
character in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
- Caesar
from 'Fallout: New Vegas'
- Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli
from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki
- Caesar Salazar
character from Generator Rex animated series created by Man of Action