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Edgar is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 157,290 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 156,585 as boys and 705 as girls. Edgar gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2005 and has since declined significantly. It is the #485 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 679
2023 714
2022 774
2021 758
2020 789
2019 812
2018 925
2017 939
2016 1,013
2015 1,114
2014 1,180
2013 1,210
2012 1,317
2011 1,473
2010 1,644
2009 1,914
2008 2,064
2007 2,420
2006 2,392
2005 2,458
2004 2,393
2003 2,320
2002 2,195
2001 2,386
2000 2,072
1999 2,042
1998 2,057
1997 2,129
1996 2,368
1995 2,334
1994 2,405
1993 2,281
1992 2,222
1991 2,284
1990 2,231
1989 2,124
1988 1,637
1987 1,617
1986 1,030
1985 888
1984 849
1983 907
1982 843
1981 938
1980 896
1979 810
1978 699
1977 716
1976 669
1975 725
1974 658
1973 599
1972 641
1971 674
1970 673
1969 643
1968 601
1967 599
1966 589
1965 603
1964 727
1963 660
1962 698
1961 695
1960 715
1959 752
1958 751
1957 778
1956 851
1955 933
1954 913
1953 897
1952 889
1951 938
1950 937
1949 913
1948 976
1947 1,056
1946 909
1945 869
1944 976
1943 1,082
1942 1,049
1941 995
1940 985
1939 1,015
1938 1,037
1937 1,068
1936 1,074
1935 1,151
1934 1,154
1933 1,191
1932 1,316
1931 1,389
1930 1,542
1929 1,498
1928 1,617
1927 1,734
1926 1,692
1925 1,819
1924 1,890
1923 1,906
1922 1,934
1921 2,027
1920 2,042
1919 1,998
1918 2,096
1917 1,931
1916 1,885
1915 1,905
1914 1,368
1913 1,092
1912 950
1911 486
1910 446
1909 347
1908 360
1907 321
1906 301
1905 315
1904 299
1903 259
1902 307
1901 271
1900 374
1899 249
1898 290
1897 278
1896 306
1895 323
1894 313
1893 310
1892 303
1891 277
1890 343
1889 322
1888 321
1887 266
1886 309
1885 303
1884 290
1883 292
1882 308
1881 312
1880 288