Edgar
Last seen for girls in 2011 at #16,764 · #486 for boys in 2025, 617 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 312 births
- Debut · boys
- 283 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 157,214since 1880
Edgar over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #486 | 617 | |
| 2024 | — | #458 | 682 | |
| 2023 | — | #436 | 714 | |
| 2022 | — | #417 | 775 | |
| 2021 | — | #412 | 758 | |
| 2020 | — | #391 | 789 | |
| 2019 | — | #386 | 812 | |
| 2018 | — | #357 | 925 | |
| 2017 | — | #356 | 940 | |
| 2016 | — | #342 | 1,013 | |
| 2015 | — | #317 | 1,114 | |
| 2014 | — | #302 | 1,180 | |
| 2013 | — | #286 | 1,210 | |
| 2012 | — | #269 | 1,317 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #243 | 1,468 |
| 2010 | — | #217 | 1,644 | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #201 | 1,908 |
| 2008 | — | #195 | 2,064 | |
| 2007 | — | #168 | 2,420 | |
| 2006 | — | #171 | 2,392 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #168 | 2,454 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #171 | 2,385 |
| 2003 | — | #172 | 2,320 | |
| 2002 | — | #175 | 2,195 | |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #160 | 2,376 |
| 2000 | — | #177 | 2,072 | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #173 | 2,036 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #167 | 2,047 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #161 | 2,115 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #148 | 2,359 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #152 | 2,321 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #147 | 2,393 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #148 | 2,263 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #148 | 2,207 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #142 | 2,267 |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | #143 | 2,207 |
| 1989 | #4,670 | 19 | #147 | 2,106 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #173 | 1,616 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #169 | 1,603 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #230 | 1,020 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #257 | 880 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #258 | 834 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #245 | 896 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #262 | 832 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #240 | 933 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #252 | 888 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #262 | 803 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #281 | 689 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #275 | 711 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #283 | 665 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #271 | 717 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #285 | 652 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #299 | 594 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #291 | 634 |
| 1971 | — | #296 | 674 | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #303 | 666 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #301 | 637 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #308 | 596 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #303 | 590 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #309 | 581 |
| 1965 | — | #308 | 603 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #292 | 721 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #305 | 653 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #295 | 693 |
| 1961 | — | #293 | 695 | |
| 1960 | — | #294 | 716 | |
| 1959 | — | #287 | 752 | |
| 1958 | — | #280 | 751 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #272 | 773 |
| 1956 | — | #247 | 851 | |
| 1955 | — | #233 | 933 | |
| 1954 | — | #234 | 913 | |
| 1953 | — | #224 | 897 | |
| 1952 | — | #224 | 889 | |
| 1951 | — | #212 | 938 | |
| 1950 | — | #209 | 937 | |
| 1949 | — | #211 | 914 | |
| 1948 | — | #201 | 975 | |
| 1947 | — | #193 | 1,056 | |
| 1946 | — | #193 | 909 | |
| 1945 | — | #180 | 869 | |
| 1944 | — | #172 | 976 | |
| 1943 | — | #168 | 1,082 | |
| 1942 | — | #164 | 1,049 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #167 | 989 |
| 1940 | — | #164 | 985 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #158 | 1,008 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #157 | 1,030 |
| 1937 | — | #145 | 1,068 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #143 | 1,068 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #138 | 1,145 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #137 | 1,148 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #135 | 1,183 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 | #135 | 1,307 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #122 | 1,377 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #119 | 1,526 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #116 | 1,487 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #114 | 1,600 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #107 | 1,723 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #109 | 1,677 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #96 | 1,809 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #96 | 1,878 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #94 | 1,897 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #93 | 1,923 |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 | #90 | 2,014 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #89 | 2,029 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #89 | 1,986 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #89 | 2,085 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #88 | 1,920 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #88 | 1,874 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #85 | 1,895 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #87 | 1,361 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #87 | 1,087 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #85 | 945 |
| 1911 | — | #83 | 486 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #80 | 441 |
| 1909 | — | #86 | 347 | |
| 1908 | — | #76 | 360 | |
| 1907 | — | #81 | 321 | |
| 1906 | — | #79 | 301 | |
| 1905 | — | #78 | 315 | |
| 1904 | — | #80 | 299 | |
| 1903 | — | #81 | 259 | |
| 1902 | — | #76 | 307 | |
| 1901 | — | #71 | 271 | |
| 1900 | — | #71 | 374 | |
| 1899 | — | #80 | 249 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #72 | 285 |
| 1897 | — | #69 | 278 | |
| 1896 | — | #68 | 306 | |
| 1895 | — | #64 | 323 | |
| 1894 | — | #64 | 313 | |
| 1893 | — | #63 | 310 | |
| 1892 | — | #67 | 303 | |
| 1891 | — | #64 | 277 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #61 | 338 |
| 1889 | — | #60 | 322 | |
| 1888 | — | #65 | 321 | |
| 1887 | — | #64 | 266 | |
| 1886 | — | #61 | 309 | |
| 1885 | — | #60 | 303 | |
| 1884 | — | #63 | 290 | |
| 1883 | — | #58 | 292 | |
| 1882 | — | #58 | 308 | |
| 1881 | — | #50 | 312 | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #61 | 283 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Edgar was already there! It came in at #61, and was given to 283 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 340 boys a year got the name.
Where Edgar is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#100 · 1 in 465
- West Virginia#166 · 1 in 1,382
- New York#180 · 1 in 1,195
- Illinois#222 · 1 in 1,655
- Massachusetts#223 · 1 in 2,690
Best ever in a state: #28 in Delaware, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #100 | 13 | 1 in 465 |
| West Virginia | #166 | 10 | 1 in 1,382 |
| New York | #180 | 102 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Illinois | #222 | 50 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 14 | 1 in 2,690 |
| California | #236 | 95 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Virginia | #246 | 17 | 1 in 1,963 |
| Connecticut | #248 | 7 | 1 in 2,548 |
| Pennsylvania | #249 | 26 | 1 in 3,045 |
| Texas | #250 | 75 | 1 in 1,419 |
| District of Columbia | #259 | 5 | 1 in 1,869 |
| Kentucky | #259 | 11 | 1 in 2,412 |
| Maryland | #259 | 9 | 1 in 2,621 |
| New Jersey | #287 | 16 | 1 in 2,868 |
| South Carolina | #287 | 10 | 1 in 2,177 |
| North Carolina | #294 | 17 | 1 in 2,447 |
| Arkansas | #298 | 6 | 1 in 2,493 |
| Alabama | #314 | 11 | 1 in 2,512 |
| Ohio | #315 | 21 | 1 in 3,875 |
| Mississippi | #320 | 8 | 1 in 2,490 |
| Louisiana | #329 | 13 | 1 in 2,403 |
| Georgia | #333 | 14 | 1 in 2,895 |
| Arizona | #364 | 6 | 1 in 2,824 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 5 | 1 in 3,779 |
| Florida | #393 | 13 | 1 in 3,884 |
| Tennessee | #396 | 6 | 1 in 5,354 |
| Michigan | #398 | 13 | 1 in 5,300 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Edgar
- 28 spots since 2024 (#458 → #486)
- 95 spots since 2020 (#391 → #486)
- 169 spots since 2015 (#317 → #486)
- Biggest jump: 61 spots in 1987 (#230 → #169)
- Biggest drop: 29 spots in 2019 (#357 → #386)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #50 (312 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1880–1925
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 323 boys born in 1881 were named Edgar (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,768 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 14.4% of all boys named Edgar (22,586) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,006 | #50 (1881) | #60 |
| 1890s | 2,982 | #61 (1890) | #67 |
| 1900s | 3,154 | #71 (1900) | #78 |
| 1910s | 14,080 | #80 (1910) | #86 |
| 1920s | 18,037 | #89 (1920) | #100 |
| 1930s | 11,860 | #119 (1930) | #139 |
| 1940s | 9,804 | #164 (1942) | #181 |
| 1950s | 8,634 | #209 (1950) | #242 |
| 1960s | 6,485 | #292 (1964) | #301 |
| 1970s | 6,805 | #262 (1979) | #285 |
| 1980s | 11,608 | #147 (1989) | #223 |
| 1990s | 22,215 | #142 (1991) | #153 |
| 2000s | 22,586 | #160 (2001) | #176 |
| 2010s | 11,623 | #217 (2010) | #308 |
| 2020s | 4,335 | #391 (2020) | #433 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Edgar in 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 217,321 of them was named Edgar, which outranked 32.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,959Zoie8
- #5,959Zona8
- #5,959Zuleika8
- #6,558Edgar7
- #6,558Acacia7
- #6,558Acquanetta7
- #6,558Adel7
- #7,292Adonia6
- #7,292Afua6
- #7,292Aggie6
Tied with 733 names at #6,558; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,558 of them was named Edgar, which outranked 94.9% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.