Names / Boy names
Edgar
Current rank
#486
and easing
All-time peak
#51
in 1881
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
157,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #51 in 1881 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Wealthy spear. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1880. As of the latest data it stands at #486, slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 1881, at #51 nationally. Across all years, more than 157,900 children have been named this.