Cezar
Cezar is a name with multiple cultural origins: Romanian, Portuguese.
- Romanian
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Cezar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cezar is a name with multiple cultural origins: Romanian, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
- Portuguese
The Story of Cezar
The earliest SSA record of Cezar as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 7 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 32 newborns named Cezar — #3,073 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Cezar on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cezar ranks #6,796 for baby boys with 11 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 753 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Cezar
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cezar. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- César
- Cézar
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About the name Cezar
Cezar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 753 births in the dataset. Cezar's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #2,931. Use the chart and map above to compare Cezar'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.