Edgar

Boy name

Edgar has been given to 157,919 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2005 and currently ranks #486 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɛdɡɚ/

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez.

Origin: Old English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

157,919

Peak year

2005 (2,459 babies)

Rank in 2025

#486 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -45%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Edgar

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

Edgar de Wahl

Estonian teacher and linguist (1867–1948)

Edgar Rice Burroughs

American writer (1875–1950)

Edgar Douglas Adrian

English electrophysiologist (1889-1977)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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