Cesare
Cesare is the Italian version of the given name Caesar, and surname Caesar.
Meaning & Origin of Cesare
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cesare is the Italian version of the given name Caesar, and surname Caesar.
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The Story of Cesare
Cesare first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 23 Cesares were born — ranking #1,847 that year. As of 2026, Cesare ranks #7,725 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 675 Cesares have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Cesare
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- Cesare Airaghi (1840–1896), Italian colonel
- Cesare Arzelà (1847–1912), Italian mathematician
- Cesare Battisti (disambiguation) , several people
- Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794), Italian philosopher and politician
- Cesare Bocci (born 1957), Italian actor known for the Inspector Montalbano TV series
- Cesare Bonizzi (1946–2024), Franciscan friar and heavy metal singer
- Cesare Borgia (1475–1507), Italian general and statesman
- Cece Carlucci (Cesare Carlucci, 1917–2008), American baseball umpire
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Names that sound like Cesare
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About the name Cesare
Cesare is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 675 births in the dataset. Cesare's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,847. Use the chart and map above to compare Cesare's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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