Cesar

Origin: Spanish
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	86%	Automated Male (Latin American Spanish)
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	84%	User from Colombia
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	82%	Automated Female (English)
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Origin and Meaning of Cesar

User Submitted Meanings

According to a user from Brazil, the name Cesar is of Latin origin and means "It means "emperor", "king", "who has long hair"".

Other origins: Spanish, Filipino (Philippines), and English

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From Latin Caesar

A male given name

Notable Persons Named Cesar

Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez was a farm worker, trade union, civil, political rights, activism, labor leader, civil rights, and activist. Cesar was given the name César Estrada Chávez on March 31st, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, U.S. He passed away on April 23rd, 1993.

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César Gaviria

César Gaviria is an economist. His most notable accomplishments were from 1994 to 2004. César was given the name César Augusto Gaviria Trujillo on March 31st, 1947 in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.

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Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero was an actor, singer, dancer, voice artist, and comedian. His career lasted from 1933 to 1992. Cesar was given the name Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. on February 15th, 1907 in New York City, New York, U.S. Cesar is also known as Butch, The Latin from Manhattan, Cesar Julio Romero, Jr., and Cesar Romero. He breathed his last breath on January 1st, 1994.

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Cesar Millan

Cesar Millan is a dog training and dog trainer. He was most prominent from 2004 to 2015. Cesar was given the name César Felipe Millán Favela on August 27th, 1969 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

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César Azpilicueta

César Azpilicueta is a soccer player for the Chelsea F.C., CA Osasuna, CA Osasuna B, Olympique de Marseille, Spain national under-16 football team, Spain national under-17 football team, and Spain national under-19 football team. César was born on August 28th, 1989 in Pamplona, Spain.

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César Pelli

César Pelli is an architect. César was born on October 12th, 1926 in San Miguel de Tucumán.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Cesar

Júlio César

Júlio César is a soccer player for the S.L. Benfica, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Inter Milan, A.C. Chievo Verona, Queens Park Rangers F.C., Toronto FC, and Brazil national football team. Júlio was born on September 3rd, 1979 in Duque de Caxias, Brazil.

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Bruno César

Bruno César is a soccer player for the Sporting Clube de Portugal, Esporte Clube Bahia, São Paulo FC, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Canoas Sport Club, Esporte Clube Noroeste, Esporte Clube Santo André, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, S.L. Benfica, Al-Ahli Saudi FC, G.D. Estoril Praia, and Br. Bruno was born on November 3rd, 1988 in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil.

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Boštjan Cesar

Boštjan Cesar is a soccer player for the A.C. Chievo Verona, NK Olimpija Ljubljana (defunct), GNK Dinamo Zagreb, NK Croatia Sesvete, Olympique de Marseille, West Bromwich Albion F.C., Grenoble Foot 38, Slovenia national under-21 football team, and Slovenia national football team. Boštjan was born on July 9th, 1982 in Ljubljana.

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César

He holds the title Légitimé de France, Duke of Vendôme, List of counts, and dukes of Vendôme. César was born as the child of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées on June 3rd, 1594 in Château de Coucy, France. He died on October 11th, 1665.

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Louis César

He holds the title Légitimé de France and Count of Vexin. Louis was born as the child of Louis XIV of France, Françoise-Athénaïs, and marquise de Montespan on June 20th, 1672 in Château du Génitoy, France. He passed away on January 10th, 1683.

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Fábio César

Fábio César is a soccer player for the Al-Rayan SC, São Paulo FC, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, FC Viktoria Plzeň, Udinese Calcio, S.S.C. Napoli, U.S. Avellino 1912, Al-Arabi SC (Qatar), Umm Salal SC, and Qatar national football team. Fábio was born on February 24th, 1979 in Londrina.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1915	5	0	5
1916	13	0	13
1917	7	0	7
1918	6	0	6
1919	9	0	9
1920	11	0	11
1921	9	0	9
1922	10	0	10
1923	15	0	15
1924	15	0	15
1925	17	0	17
1926	13	0	13
1927	16	0	16
1928	16	0	16
1929	16	0	16
1930	19	0	19
1931	23	0	23
1932	14	0	14
1933	15	0	15
1934	14	0	14
1935	16	0	16
1936	20	0	20
1937	16	0	16
1938	25	0	25
1939	20	0	20
1940	13	0	13
1941	24	0	24
1942	25	0	25
1943	26	0	26
1944	27	0	27
1945	26	0	26
1946	39	0	39
1947	42	0	42
1948	53	0	53
1949	57	0	57
1950	53	0	53
1951	49	0	49
1952	63	0	63
1953	71	0	71
1954	74	0	74
1955	91	0	91
1956	100	0	100
1957	115	0	115
1958	125	0	125
1959	124	0	124
1960	150	0	150
1961	153	0	153
1962	164	0	164
1963	170	0	170
1964	213	0	213
1965	226	5	221
1966	212	0	212
1967	248	0	248
1968	270	0	270
1969	355	0	355
1970	424	0	424
1971	441	6	435
1972	493	0	493
1973	560	5	555
1974	681	10	671
1975	683	5	678
1976	727	5	722
1977	683	0	683
1978	739	8	731
1979	773	10	763
1980	833	9	824
1981	925	10	915
1982	865	7	858
1983	796	10	786
1984	868	5	863
1985	903	7	896
1986	894	16	878
1987	847	0	847
1988	1,060	9	1,051
1989	1,252	9	1,243
1990	1,519	14	1,505
1991	1,528	18	1,510
1992	1,609	9	1,600
1993	1,874	14	1,860
1994	1,785	9	1,776
1995	1,896	14	1,882
1996	1,995	7	1,988
1997	1,792	10	1,782
1998	2,007	7	2,000
1999	1,938	5	1,933
2000	2,268	9	2,259
2001	2,384	10	2,374
2002	2,380	13	2,367
2003	2,364	7	2,357
2004	2,536	0	2,536
2005	2,530	11	2,519
2006	2,477	5	2,472
2007	2,431	6	2,425
2008	2,370	6	2,364
2009	1,919	0	1,919
2010	1,818	0	1,818
2011	1,610	0	1,610
2012	1,440	5	1,435
2013	1,357	0	1,357
2014	1,283	0	1,283
2015	1,303	0	1,303
2016	1,158	0	1,158
2017	1,099	0	1,099

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International Interest for Cesar

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Popularity of Cesar as a first name

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Popularity of Cesar as a last name

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Common last names for Cesar

Garcia
Rodriguez
Gonzalez
Martinez
Perez
Rivera
Hernandez
Lopez
Ramirez
Diaz
Torres
Cruz
Gomez
Reyes
Sanchez
Ruiz
Chavez

Common first names for Cesar

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Cesar	U.S.
█	White	28.56%	64.26%
█	African American	41.09%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	3.79%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.26%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	2.05%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	24.26%	16.26%

Of Last Name Cesar

People with the last name Cesar are most frequently White, African American, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Cesar

What name lists does Cesar rank for?

#62 Unique Boy Names

#1 Boy Names Unique to the West

#2 Boy Names Unique to the West Coast
How Popular is the name Cesar? Cesar is the 808^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Cesar was the 8,458^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Cesar have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 71,835 babies born with the first name Cesar in the United States. That's more than enough people named Cesar to occupy the country of Dominica with an estimated population of 71,293 (as of May 14, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Cesar? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1915 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
When was Cesar first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Cesar is Sunday, December 13th, 1874.
What year had the most people named Cesar born? The highest recorded use of the first name Cesar was in 2004 with a total of 2,536 babies. That's a lot of babies named Cesar!
Random Cesar Factoid: According to the 1993 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Cesar ranks 71^st in popularity as a baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, 902 babies in California have the same name as you in 1993.
Weird things about the name Cesar: Your name in reverse order is Rasec. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Sarce. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Cesar? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 3,904 people with the last name Cesar.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Cesar? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 1 of them will have Cesar as their last name.