Edgar Boy
How popular is Edgar?
#486 boy name in 2025
617 baby boys were named Edgar in the US in 2025, making it the 486th most popular boy name.
95,428living people named Edgar (est.)
31median age of people named Edgar
157,919babies named Edgar since 1880
1 in 5,373US babies born in 2025
Edgar popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #486 for boys (▼ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 617 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-45% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #317 in 2015, #391 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (2,454 boys) |
| Highest rank | #50 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Edgar is most popular
Babies named Edgar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 1.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Texas: 0.9 per 1,000 (828 boys)
- Arizona: 0.9 per 1,000 (152 boys)
- California: 0.9 per 1,000 (790 boys)
- Kansas: 0.6 per 1,000 (44 boys)
Edgar by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,006 | #50 |
| 1890s | 2,982 | #61 |
| 1900s | 3,154 | #71 |
| 1910s | 14,080 | #80 |
| 1920s | 18,037 | #89 |
| 1930s | 11,860 | #119 |
| 1940s | 9,804 | #164 |
| 1950s | 8,634 | #209 |
| 1960s | 6,485 | #292 |
| 1970s | 6,805 | #262 |
| 1980s | 11,608 | #147 |
| 1990s | 22,215 | #142 |
| 2000s | 22,586 | #160 |
| 2010s | 11,623 | #217 |
| 2020s | 4,335 | #391 |
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Questions
- Is Edgar a boy or girl name?
- Edgar is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Edgar were boys.
- How popular is the name Edgar?
- 617 baby boys were named Edgar in the US in 2025, making it the 486th most popular boy name.
- When was Edgar most popular?
- Edgar peaked in 2005, when 2,454 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #50 in 1881.
- How many people are named Edgar?
- 157,919 babies have been named Edgar in the US since 1880. We estimate about 95,428 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
- Where is Edgar most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Edgar was most common in New Mexico, at 1.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.