Edgar

Given to 157,919 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#486
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
617
boys 617
Peak year
1881
312 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
157,919
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Edgar was most popular in 1881, when 312 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 617 babies were named Edgar, ranking #486 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1881 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Edgar was most popular in 1881, when 312 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 617 babies were named Edgar, ranking #486 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.012341880192019602000Peak 1881

Edgar was most popular in 1881, when 312 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 617 babies were named Edgar, ranking #486 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 617 486
2024 <5 — 682 458
2023 <5 — 714 436
2022 <5 — 775 417
2021 <5 — 758 412
2020 <5 — 789 391
2019 <5 — 812 386
2018 <5 — 925 357
2017 <5 — 940 356
2016 <5 — 1,013 342
2015 <5 — 1,114 317
2014 <5 — 1,180 302
2013 <5 — 1,210 286
2012 <5 — 1,317 269
2011 5 16764 1,468 243
2010 <5 — 1,644 217
2009 6 15242 1,908 201
2008 <5 — 2,064 195
2007 <5 — 2,420 168
2006 <5 — 2,392 171
2005 5 16462 2,454 168
2004 8 11624 2,385 171
2003 <5 — 2,320 172
2002 <5 — 2,195 175
2001 10 9351 2,376 160
2000 <5 — 2,072 177
1999 6 12688 2,036 173
1998 10 8584 2,047 167
1997 14 6483 2,115 161
1996 9 8812 2,359 148
1995 14 6257 2,321 152
1994 12 7097 2,393 147
1993 19 4998 2,263 148
1992 15 6008 2,207 148
1991 17 5399 2,267 142
1990 25 4003 2,207 143
1989 19 4670 2,106 147
1988 21 4172 1,616 173
1987 14 5312 1,603 169
1986 10 6612 1,020 230
1985 8 7563 880 257
1984 15 4737 834 258
1983 11 5824 896 245
1982 11 5911 832 262
1981 5 10411 933 240
1980 8 7418 888 252
1979 7 8061 803 262
1978 10 5958 689 281
1977 5 9652 711 275
1976 5 9284 665 283
1975 8 6484 717 271
1974 6 7680 652 285
1973 5 8423 594 299
1972 7 6558 634 291
1971 <5 — 674 296
1970 7 6362 666 303
1969 6 6617 637 301
1968 5 7016 596 308
1967 9 4625 590 303
1966 8 4866 581 309
1965 <5 — 603 308
1964 5 6767 721 292
1963 8 4896 653 305
1962 5 6578 693 295
1961 <5 — 695 293
1960 <5 — 716 294
1959 <5 — 752 287
1958 <5 — 751 280
1957 5 6086 773 272
1956 <5 — 851 247
1955 <5 — 933 233
1954 <5 — 913 234
1953 <5 — 897 224
1952 <5 — 889 224
1951 <5 — 938 212
1950 <5 — 937 209
1949 <5 — 914 211
1948 <5 — 975 201
1947 <5 — 1,056 193
1946 <5 — 909 193
1945 <5 — 869 180
1944 <5 — 976 172
1943 <5 — 1,082 168
1942 <5 — 1,049 164
1941 6 3954 989 167
1940 <5 — 985 164
1939 7 3429 1,008 158
1938 7 3450 1,030 157
1937 <5 — 1,068 145
1936 6 3701 1,068 143
1935 7 3431 1,145 138
1934 5 4286 1,148 137
1933 8 3109 1,183 135
1932 9 3047 1,307 135
1931 12 2427 1,377 122
1930 16 2110 1,526 119
1929 11 2737 1,487 116
1928 17 2094 1,600 114
1927 11 2859 1,723 107
1926 15 2351 1,677 109
1925 10 3116 1,809 96
1924 12 2809 1,878 96
1923 9 3350 1,897 94
1922 11 2958 1,923 93
1921 13 2633 2,014 90
1920 13 2590 2,029 89
1919 12 2640 1,986 89
1918 11 2822 2,085 89
1917 11 2693 1,920 88
1916 11 2658 1,874 88
1915 10 2688 1,895 85
1914 7 2876 1,361 87
1913 5 3187 1,087 87
1912 5 2979 945 85
1911 <5 — 486 83
1910 5 2398 441 80
1909 <5 — 347 86
1908 <5 — 360 76
1907 <5 — 321 81
1906 <5 — 301 79
1905 <5 — 315 78
1904 <5 — 299 80
1903 <5 — 259 81
1902 <5 — 307 76
1901 <5 — 271 71
1900 <5 — 374 71
1899 <5 — 249 80
1898 5 1700 285 72
1897 <5 — 278 69
1896 <5 — 306 68
1895 <5 — 323 64
1894 <5 — 313 64
1893 <5 — 310 63
1892 <5 — 303 67
1891 <5 — 277 64
1890 5 1338 338 61
1889 <5 — 322 60
1888 <5 — 321 65
1887 <5 — 266 64
1886 <5 — 309 61
1885 <5 — 303 60
1884 <5 — 290 63
1883 <5 — 292 58
1882 <5 — 308 58
1881 <5 — 312 50
1880 5 836 283 61

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Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years