Edgar
Edgar is a commonly used masculine English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name Edgar . Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the Late Middle Ages; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor (1819).
Meaning & Origin of Edgar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Edgar is a commonly used masculine English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name Edgar . Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the Late Middle Ages; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor (1819).
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The Story of Edgar
Edgar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 283 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 2,453 Edgars were born — ranking #168 that year. As of 2026, Edgar ranks #469 for baby boys with 667 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 158K Edgars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Edgar
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- Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England
- Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England
- Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland
- Edgar Alaffita (born 1996), Mexican footballer
- Edgar Allan (disambiguation) , multiple people
- Edgar Allen (disambiguation) , multiple people
- Edgar Angara (1934–2018), Filipino lawyer
- Edgar Bacon (disambiguation) , multiple people
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Names that sound like Edgar
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About the name Edgar
Edgar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 158K births in the dataset. Edgar's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #50. Use the chart and map above to compare Edgar'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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