Caesar
Roman family name of debated meaning, carried by Gaius Julius Caesar; from him it became a title for rulers and the source of kaiser and tsar.
Caesar in 2025
Caesar was given to 44 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,118th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 75,349 babies born.
The history of Caesar
Caesar reached its highest point in 2015, when 92 babies were given the name, ranking 3,740th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,489th, in 1904.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 5,445 babies have been named Caesar. Half of them were born before 1980, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Caesar by decade
| Decade | Babies named Caesar | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | 1,491 |
| 1890s | 17 | 1,957 |
| 1900s | 58 | 1,489 |
| 1910s | 366 | 1,618 |
| 1920s | 390 | 1,917 |
| 1930s | 263 | 2,171 |
| 1940s | 280 | 2,366 |
| 1950s | 420 | 2,263 |
| 1960s | 390 | 2,608 |
| 1970s | 503 | 2,602 |
| 1980s | 521 | 2,711 |
| 1990s | 672 | 2,724 |
| 2000s | 572 | 4,147 |
| 2010s | 689 | 3,740 |
| 2020s | 279 | 5,263 |
Where Caesar is heading
Caesar has fallen 52% over the past decade, from 92 babies in 2015 to 44 in 2025.
Names like Caesar
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Caesar.