Cesar
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin Caesar, of rare usage.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Cesar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Cesar has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2007. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 233 |
| 2000 | 245 |
| 2001 | 257 |
| 2002 | 271 |
| 2003 | 285 |
| 2004 | 298 |
| 2005 | 319 |
| 2006 | 343 |
| 2007 | 367 |
| 2008 | 391 |
| 2009 | 420 |
| 2010 | 442 |
| 2011 | 464 |
| 2012 | 485 |
| 2013 | 512 |
| 2014 | 522 |
| 2015 | 532 |
| 2016 | 550 |
| 2017 | 558 |
| 2018 | 575 |
| 2019 | 581 |
| 2020 | 598 |
Cesar in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Cesar.Hi! My name is Cesar.
- Cesar ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Cesar called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Cesar i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Cesar this afternoon.
- Cesars mamma är lärare.Cesar's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Cesars mamma is Cesar's mum.
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Questions about Cesar
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What does the name Cesar mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin Caesar, of rare usage.
How popular is Cesar in Sweden?
3 babies were named Cesar in 2022. In 2020, 598 people in Sweden had Cesar as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2007 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.