Gender
Origin
- English
- Great Spearman
- German
- Prosperous spearman
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Literary
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Edgar
Pronunciation
e-dgar, ed-gar
Famous People
Author Edgar Allan Poe, French artist Edgar Degas
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #168, 2,452 births); most recent 2025 (rank #486, 617 births)
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #4002, 25 births); most recent 2011 (rank #16733, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 617 | – |
| 2024 | 679 | – |
| 2023 | 714 | – |
| 2022 | 774 | – |
| 2021 | 758 | – |
| 2020 | 789 | – |
| 2019 | 812 | – |
| 2018 | 925 | – |
| 2017 | 939 | – |
| 2016 | 1,013 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #690, 50 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1279, 22 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2017 | 41 |
| 2016 | 47 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #219, 317 births); most recent 2023 (rank #379, 133 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 133 |
| 2022 | 147 |
| 2021 | 174 |
| 2020 | 172 |
| 2019 | 182 |
| 2018 | 171 |
| 2017 | 234 |
| 2016 | 248 |
| 2015 | 261 |
| 2014 | 317 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #254, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #628, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #614, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #169, 12 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence