Edgar

What Edgar means

Means “rich + spear”

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Edgar” (revision 90025671), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Edgar?

US: Falling: down from #317 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #702 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1881, when 312 boys got the name (#50 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 2,768 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 12,361 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AZ (0.98 per 1,000 boys), NM (0.92 per 1,000 boys), CA (0.85 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Edgar is #486 in the US and #1276 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Edgar were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

Wiktionary only lists the US pronunciation so far.

IPA from Wiktionary.

If you like Edgar

Boys

• Edwin#398Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1922, with 3,827 babies; 798 in 2025
• Trey#883Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1999, with 1,798 babies; 269 in 2025
• Oscar#223Editor’s note Down from #181 in 2015 to #223 in 2025 in the US
• Edward#224“wealth, riches + ward, guard”^*
• Alvin#838“elf + friend”^*
• Harold#991“army + ruler, authority”^*

For a sister

• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025
• Destiny#635Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #186 in 2015, #635 in 2025
• Amber#520“ambergris”^*
• April#542“the month of the goddess Venus”^*
• Holly#416“wood, clearing, meadow”^*
• Raven#404Editor’s note Up from #486 in 2015 to #404 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under English, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Edgar’s. Rank is US 2025.