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1900

First Year

2006

Last Year

1929

Peak Year

#1848

Peak Rank

420

Total Count

50

Years Active

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## Meaning & Origin of Edger

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. 

An edge trimmer or lawn edger is a garden tool, either manual or motorised, to form distinct boundaries between a lawn, typically consisting of a grass, or other soft botanical ground cover, and another ground surface feature such as a paved, concreted or asphalted area, or a granular material such as sand or gravel, or simply uncovered soil, for example an unbounded garden.

Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edger) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edger)

🏛️Origin & history

The gasoline lawn edger was invented by Louis Faas Sr. of King o' Lawn Inc. in the 1940s. The first gasoline edgers used a Briggs & Stratton 1.5 horsepower (1.1 kW) engine.

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## The Story of Edger

Edger first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1929: 17 births, good for #1,848 nationwide. About 28% of every Edger on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Edger last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 420 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.

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## Names that sound like Edger

Phonetically similar names — useful when Edger is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. 

* [Escher](/escher)
* Etcher
* [Esher](/esher)
* Ajr
* Ejr
* Ager
* [Adger](/adger)
* Egger
* [Egor](/egor)
* Eggar
* Aeger
* Egre

Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. 

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## Frequently Asked Questions about Edger

What does the name Edger mean?

An edge trimmer or lawn edger is a garden tool, either manual or motorised, to form distinct boundaries between a lawn, typically consisting of a grass, or other soft botanical ground cover, and another ground surface feature such as a paved, concreted or asphalted area, or a granular material such as sand or gravel, or simply uncovered soil, for example an unbounded garden.

How popular is Edger in 2026?

In 2026, Edger ranks #10,659 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Edger most popular?

Edger reached its peak popularity in 1929, ranking #1,848 that year with 17 babies given the name.

Is Edger a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Edger is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.

What names go well with Edger?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Edger include Ulysees, Wille, Lewellyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

## Similar Names

[👦UlyseesPeak #1848](/ulysees)[👦WillePeak #1848](/wille)[👦LewellynPeak #1848](/lewellyn)[👦CarvelPeak #1848](/carvel)[👦MelitonPeak #1848](/meliton)[👦FitzPeak #1848](/fitz)[👦ConstancePeak #1848](/constance)[👦SaiPeak #1848](/sai)

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## About the name Edger 

Edger is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 420 births in the dataset. Edger's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #1,848\. Use the chart and map above to compare Edger's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

### Continue exploring 

* [ Top names of 1929 → ](/year/1929)
* [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s)
* [ Names starting with "E" → ](/letter/e)
* [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys)
* [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026)

Data sources

* Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms).
* Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).
* Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/).
* Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/).

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. 

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