Meaning of the nameCezário

Male
Latin origin
Ce-zá-ri-o

Cezário is a masculine name of Latin origin, the Brazilian spelling of Cesário, derived from Caesarius, whose meaning is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,009 people named Cezário, the 8,237th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Cezário is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,009
Rank in Brazil: #8,237
Median age: 62 years
2010 Census: 1,204; people

Cezário in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cezário, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (240 people).

0 women 1,004 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 Cezário is most common

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

São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	127	0.000%
Ceará	88	0.001%
Minas Gerais	85	0.000%
Bahia	83	0.001%
Paraná	72	0.001%
Piauí	65	0.002%
Paraíba	61	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	52	0.001%
Pará	48	0.001%
Santa Catarina	48	0.001%
Maranhão	39	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	38	0.000%
Pernambuco	31	0.000%
Goiás	27	0.000%
Amazonas	21	0.001%
Mato Grosso	21	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	17	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	16	0.001%

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

About the name Cezário

According to Behind the Name, Caesarius is a Roman name, a variant of Caesar, and Cezário is a Brazilian form. The same site says the cognomen Caesar perhaps meant 'hairy', linked to Latin caesaries, 'hair', but presents this only as a possibility. For this reason the meaning of the name remains undefined. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,009 people named Cezário, with a median age of 62; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Sources

Behind the Name: Caesarius · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Caesar · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Cesário · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Cezário

What does the name Cezário mean?

The meaning of Cezário is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Cezário in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,009 people with the first name Cezário, which ranks it number 8,237 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Cezário a boy's or a girl's name?

Cezário is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,004 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Cezário?

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

In which Brazilian state is Cezário most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Cezário (127 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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