Given name & surname · also Italian
Caesar
“an emperor; having a full head of hair”
Caesar is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “an emperor; having a full head of hair.”
Original ItalianCesare
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “an emperor; having a full head of hair.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Italian.
How it developed
In English use, Caesar is used as a form of Italian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caesar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,445
- 5,445 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 92 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #2,843 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,843 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 92 in 2015. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,488 as a first name in 2020; 3,599 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caesar’s family of names
In English usage, Caesar shares an earlier linguistic root with Cesar. Caesar is an English adaptation of Prince. In Swedish usage, Caesar has a related form in Cesar.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Caesar has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
12 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Caesar
- Caesar BaroniusItalian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)
- Caesarius of HeisterbachGerman Cistercian, author1180–1240
- Caesar Augustus RodneyAmerican politician (1772-1824)
- Caesar van Everdingenpainter from the Northern Netherlands (1616–1678)
- Caesar RodneyAmerican politician (1728-1784)
- Caesar von HofackerGerman Luftwaffe lieutenant-colonel, member of the 20 July 1944 plot1896–1944
- Caesar CardiniItalian-Mexican chef (1896-1956)
- Caesar MannelliAmerican rugby union player (1897–1936)
- Caesar JenkynsWelsh footballer (1866-1941)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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