César is a boy's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 916 boys in the United States.
César belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, César first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #158 in 2004, and in 2024 916 babies received the name — 77,992 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of César is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
César is a boy name. In 2024, 916 babies received the name in the US.
César comes from the Spanish, Portuguese and French tradition.
César first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #158 in 2004, and 916 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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