Cesare

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A few things about Cesare you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Cesare

Cesare Pavese

Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950)

Choose Cesare and your child shares a first name with Cesare Pavese, an Italian writer, literary critic, and translator. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Cesare, like who?” Cesare Pavese's Wikipedia article is available in 80 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 344,828 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Cesare, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Cesare would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCesare first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1970, when it ranked #1,847. Today it's #12,008, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendCesare has slipped 3,269 places over the last five years and now sits at #12,008. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Cesare

Cesare is a boy name of English, Italian and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-are”. US birth records list Cesare for boys from 1915 to 2025, in 83 of those 111 years. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked #1,847 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #12,008, with 5 babies.

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