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Meaning of the nameCésar

César is a masculine name of Latin origin, coming from the Roman cognomen Caesar, whose origin is uncertain.

Meaning

The meaning of César is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
109,794
Rank in Brazil
#300
Median age
40 years
2010 Census
118,934
people

César in the 2022 Census

People with the first name César, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (23,781 people).

453 women 109,341 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name César is most common

States with the highest share of people named César in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.095%
  2. Paraná 0.077%
  3. São Paulo 0.074%
  4. Santa Catarina 0.070%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.067%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo32,6400.074%
Minas Gerais10,9640.053%
Rio Grande do Sul10,3090.095%
Rio de Janeiro8,8510.055%
Paraná8,8260.077%
Santa Catarina5,3170.070%
Bahia3,9700.028%
Goiás3,4170.048%
Ceará2,8850.033%
Pernambuco2,8650.032%
Pará2,5190.031%
Maranhão2,3630.035%
Mato Grosso1,8660.051%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,8400.067%
Amazonas1,7530.045%
Distrito Federal1,5620.055%
Espírito Santo1,5150.040%
Rio Grande do Norte1,0560.032%
Alagoas8500.027%
Paraíba8470.021%
Piauí8100.025%
Sergipe6470.029%
Rondônia6300.040%
Tocantins6080.040%
Roraima4190.066%
Amapá2350.032%
Acre2300.028%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name César

According to Wiktionary, César comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Cesar, from Latin Caesar, and has the same origin as the words kaiser and czar. The origin of the Latin Caesar is uncertain: Behind the Name says the Roman cognomen perhaps meant 'hairy', from Latin caesaries, 'hair', and Wiktionary notes that even in antiquity there were several explanations, all doubtful. The cognomen eventually became a title of the Roman emperors. Almost always male, the name was most often given in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 109,794 people named César, with a median age of 40; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: César · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Caesar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Caesar · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: César · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name César

What does the name César mean?

The meaning of César is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named César in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 109,794 people with the first name César, which ranks it number 300 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is César a boy's or a girl's name?

César is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 453 women and 109,341 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name César?

César is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is César most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.095% of the state's population is named César (10,309 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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