Edgar
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning wealthy spear.
Babies a year
938
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#486
down from #457
UK popularity
#1276
22 babies
How Edgar has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #317 |
| 2016 | #342 |
| 2017 | #356 |
| 2018 | #356 |
| 2019 | #385 |
| 2020 | #391 |
| 2021 | #411 |
| 2022 | #418 |
| 2023 | #435 |
| 2024 | #457 |
| 2025 | #486 |
In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Edgar. In the US, 938 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,453 in 2005.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Edgar was most common in 1890, when it went to 0.28% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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