Caesar
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning hairy; the family name adopted as a given name.
Caesar by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Caesar. In the US, 74 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 92 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Caesar
Forms of Caesar in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kaiseremperor; derived from Caesar229 in the US (2017)
- Kyzeremperor; a respelling of Keyser from Caesar142 in the US (2017)
- Cesarelong-haired; a form of Caesar5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keizeremperor; a form of Caesar8 in the US (2017)
- Ceaserlong-haired; variant of Caesar6 in the US (2017)
- Cezarylong-haired; form of Caesar6 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Caesar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Cesarhairy; imperial; a form of Caesar1,099 in the US (2017)
- Cedarcedar tree186 in the US (2017)
- Caelanpowerful warrior; from Caolán119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caspartreasurer or bringer of treasure48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cezarlong-haired; a form of Caesar20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ceasarhairy; a form of Caesar17 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Caesar, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Caesar
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