Adger
Adger is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Adger Armstrong, American football player Adger Cowans, American photographer and painter Adger M. Pace (1882–1959), American hymn writer
Meaning & Origin of Adger
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adger is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Adger Armstrong, American football player Adger Cowans, American photographer and painter Adger M. Pace (1882–1959), American hymn writer
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The Story of Adger
Adger first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 10 Adgers were born — ranking #2,562 that year. As of 2026, Adger ranks #3,944 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 92 Adgers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adger
Adger is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 92 births in the dataset. Adger's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,562. Use the chart and map above to compare Adger's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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