Cesc
Cesc is a name with a single cultural origin: Catalan.
- Catalan
Meaning & Origin of Cesc
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cesc is a name with a single cultural origin: Catalan.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Catalan
The Story of Cesc
The earliest SSA record of Cesc as a baby boy name dates back to 2012, when 10 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Cesc — #7,559 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 21 Cescs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cesc
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About the name Cesc
Cesc is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Cesc's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #7,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Cesc'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.