Czar

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Czar is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name2.9K records spelled Czar5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, United States, Mexico, Peru

  Also written C-Zar, C'Zar, C'Zâr

• French given name197 records spelled Czar2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, France, United States

  Also written Czár

• Arabic given name151 records spelled Czar6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Syria, Egypt, Philippines, Saudi Arabia

  Also written Çzar, Çzâř, Çzàr, Czàr

• Hungarian surname77 records spelled Czar3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hungary, United States, Philippines

  Also written Czár, Czàr

38 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Czar is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, archaic spelling of tsar

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In German, obsolete form of Zar

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Polish, spell (magic)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Portuguese, tsar

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 25 years between 1975–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 39 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Czar?

We estimate roughly 233 people bear Czar (counting its spellings and scripts) across 1 country in our records.

In which country does Czar have the most bearers?

Czar is most frequently recorded in the Philippines, where it is most often spelled czar.

How common is Czar compared with other names?

In Turks & Caicos Islands, Czar is the 532nd most common given name of 789 given names recorded there.

Is Czar a male or female name?

Czar is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Czar mean?

Recorded meaning: Alternative spelling of tsar (especially common in American English)