At a glance
- In short
- Ceaser is a masculine given name rooted in the Latin cognomen Caesar, originally signifying “hairy” or “to cut,” and later adopted as an imperial title by ancient Rome’s ruling family.
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2024 (#10,938)
- Babies in 2024
- 6 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #994 in 1890
- First recorded
- 1890
Meaning of Ceaser
Ceaser is a masculine given name rooted in the Latin cognomen Caesar, originally signifying “hairy” or “to cut,” and later adopted as an imperial title by ancient Rome’s ruling family. As a deliberate orthographic variant of the more familiar Caesar, Ceaser retains strong associations with Julius Caesar’s statesmanship and the grandeur of the Roman Republic, while subtly signaling a modern reinterpretation. In Anglo‐American contexts it is pronounced SEE-zuh in British English and SEE-zur in American English. Although its annual usage in California has remained modest—typically five to seven newborn boys per year between 1988 and 2007, ranking in the mid-300s—Ceaser appeals to parents seeking a name that combines classical gravitas with a distinctive spelling.
How to pronounce Ceaser
American English
- Pronounced SEE-zur /ˈsiːzər/
British English
- Pronounced SEE-zuh /ˈsiːzə/
Popularity of Ceaser in the U.S.
Ceaser was last recorded in the U.S. in 2024, ranked #10,938 with 6 babies. It peaked at #994 in 1890. It first appears in the records in 1890.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1890–2024 101 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 10,938 | back (not recorded in 2022–2023) |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,146 | ▼ 3,407 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,739 | ▲ 3,406 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,145 | ▼ 1,385 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10,760 | ▼ 1,064 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9,696 | ▲ 2,489 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,185 | ▼ 4,694 |
| 2015 | 10 | 7,491 | back (not recorded in 2014) |
| 2013 | 12 | 6,603 | ▲ 2,261 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8,864 | ▲ 736 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,600 | ▲ 1,166 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10,766 | ▼ 902 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,864 | ▼ 3,101 |
| 2008 | 12 | 6,763 | ▼ 501 |
| 2007 | 13 | 6,262 | ▼ 737 |
| 2006 | 15 | 5,525 | ▼ 701 |
| 2005 | 17 | 4,824 | ▲ 1,696 |
| 2004 | 11 | 6,520 | ▲ 195 |
| 2003 | 10 | 6,715 | ▼ 1,320 |
| 2002 | 13 | 5,395 | ▲ 1,050 |
| 2001 | 10 | 6,445 | ▲ 1,764 |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,209 | ▼ 2,553 |
| 1999 | 11 | 5,656 | ▼ 1,243 |
| 1998 | 15 | 4,413 | ▲ 2,205 |
| 1997 | 8 | 6,618 | back (not recorded in 1996) |
| 1995 | 17 | 3,693 | ▲ 2,679 |
| 1994 | 8 | 6,372 | back (not recorded in 1993) |
| 1992 | 9 | 5,660 | ▼ 1,184 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4,476 | ▲ 1,347 |
| 1990 | 8 | 5,823 | ▲ 406 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,229 | ▼ 2,067 |
| 1988 | 11 | 4,162 | ▲ 1,297 |
| 1987 | 7 | 5,459 | ▲ 1,262 |
| 1986 | 5 | 6,721 | ▼ 1,574 |
| 1985 | 7 | 5,147 | back (not recorded in 1983–1984) |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,386 | ▼ 1,877 |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,509 | ▼ 671 |
| 1980 | 10 | 3,838 | ▼ 28 |
| 1979 | 10 | 3,810 | ▲ 347 |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | ▲ 1,688 |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | ▼ 1,427 |
| 1976 | 7 | 4,418 | ▼ 990 |
| 1975 | 10 | 3,428 | ▲ 130 |
| 1974 | 9 | 3,558 | ▲ 1,543 |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,101 | ▼ 2,110 |
| 1972 | 11 | 2,991 | ▲ 667 |
| 1971 | 8 | 3,658 | ▲ 178 |
| 1970 | 7 | 3,836 | ▼ 522 |
| 1969 | 8 | 3,314 | ▼ 407 |
| 1968 | 9 | 2,907 | ▲ 324 |
| 1967 | 7 | 3,231 | ▼ 766 |
| 1966 | 11 | 2,465 | ▲ 1,465 |
| 1965 | 5 | 3,930 | ▼ 648 |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,282 | ▲ 766 |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,048 | back (not recorded in 1962) |
| 1961 | 8 | 3,097 | ▲ 941 |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | ▼ 1,508 |
| 1959 | 11 | 2,530 | ▲ 1,029 |
| 1958 | 6 | 3,559 | ▼ 1,540 |
| 1957 | 16 | 2,019 | back (not recorded in 1956) |
| 1955 | 7 | 3,201 | ▼ 25 |
| 1954 | 7 | 3,176 | back (not recorded in 1953) |
| 1952 | 7 | 3,095 | ▼ 600 |
| 1951 | 10 | 2,495 | back (not recorded in 1950) |
| 1949 | 14 | 2,022 | ▲ 766 |
| 1948 | 8 | 2,788 | ▲ 74 |
| 1947 | 8 | 2,862 | back (not recorded in 1946) |
| 1945 | 8 | 2,574 | ▼ 107 |
| 1944 | 9 | 2,467 | ▼ 190 |
| 1943 | 11 | 2,277 | ▲ 1,283 |
| 1942 | 5 | 3,560 | ▼ 904 |
| 1941 | 8 | 2,656 | back (not recorded in 1939–1940) |
| 1938 | 6 | 3,175 | ▼ 495 |
| 1937 | 8 | 2,680 | ▼ 228 |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,452 | ▲ 267 |
| 1935 | 8 | 2,719 | ▲ 558 |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | ▼ 273 |
| 1933 | 7 | 3,004 | ▲ 357 |
| 1932 | 6 | 3,361 | ▲ 402 |
| 1931 | 5 | 3,763 | ▼ 1,470 |
| 1930 | 12 | 2,293 | ▼ 94 |
| 1929 | 13 | 2,199 | ▲ 1,158 |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,357 | ▼ 834 |
| 1927 | 11 | 2,523 | back (not recorded in 1926) |
| 1925 | 10 | 2,755 | ▲ 268 |
| 1924 | 9 | 3,023 | ▲ 444 |
| 1923 | 7 | 3,467 | ▼ 453 |
| 1922 | 9 | 3,014 | back (not recorded in 1921) |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,286 | ▼ 1,171 |
| 1919 | 8 | 3,115 | ▼ 950 |
| 1918 | 14 | 2,165 | ▲ 258 |
| 1917 | 11 | 2,423 | ▲ 120 |
| 1916 | 10 | 2,543 | back (not recorded in 1914–1915) |
| 1913 | 9 | 1,945 | ▼ 199 |
| 1912 | 9 | 1,746 | back (not recorded in 1910–1911) |
| 1909 | 7 | 1,155 | ▲ 218 |
| 1908 | 5 | 1,373 | ▼ 28 |
| 1907 | 5 | 1,345 | back (not recorded in 1905–1906) |
| 1904 | 5 | 1,205 | back (not recorded in 1898–1903) |
| 1897 | 5 | 1,057 | back (not recorded in 1891–1896) |
| 1890 | 5 | 994 | new |