Is Edgar a boy or girl name?
Edgar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 679 boys were named Edgar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 157,290 US babies named Edgar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #457
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Edgar since 1880
- 157,290
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 2,458 babies
Boys and girls named Edgar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,006 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1890s | 2,982 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1900s | 3,154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 14,080 | 77 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 18,037 | 122 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 11,860 | 77 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 9,804 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 8,634 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 6,484 | 46 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 6,804 | 60 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 11,607 | 122 | 1% |
| 1990s | 22,212 | 141 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 22,585 | 29 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 11,622 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,714 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 679 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 714 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 774 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 758 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 789 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 812 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 925 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 939 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,013 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,114 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,180 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,210 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,317 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,468 | #243 | 5 | #17,538 |
| 2010 | 1,644 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,908 | #201 | 6 | #15,799 |
| 2008 | 2,064 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,420 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,392 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,453 | #168 | 5 | #17,243 |
| 2004 | 2,385 | #171 | 8 | #11,932 |
| 2003 | 2,320 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2,195 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2,376 | #161 | 10 | #9,585 |
| 2000 | 2,072 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2,036 | #173 | 6 | #13,159 |
| 1998 | 2,047 | #167 | 10 | #8,788 |
| 1997 | 2,115 | #161 | 14 | #6,586 |
| 1996 | 2,359 | #148 | 9 | #9,021 |
| 1995 | 2,320 | #152 | 14 | #6,358 |
| 1994 | 2,393 | #147 | 12 | #7,242 |
| 1993 | 2,262 | #148 | 19 | #5,050 |
| 1992 | 2,207 | #148 | 15 | #6,101 |
| 1991 | 2,267 | #142 | 17 | #5,486 |
| 1990 | 2,206 | #143 | 25 | #4,038 |
| 1989 | 2,105 | #147 | 19 | #4,721 |
| 1988 | 1,616 | #173 | 21 | #4,212 |
| 1987 | 1,603 | #169 | 14 | #5,374 |
| 1986 | 1,020 | #230 | 10 | #6,736 |
| 1985 | 880 | #258 | 8 | #7,774 |
| 1984 | 834 | #258 | 15 | #4,794 |
| 1983 | 896 | #245 | 11 | #5,925 |
| 1982 | 832 | #262 | 11 | #6,044 |
| 1981 | 933 | #241 | 5 | #10,862 |
| 1980 | 888 | #252 | 8 | #7,605 |
| 1979 | 803 | #262 | 7 | #8,280 |
| 1978 | 689 | #282 | 10 | #6,068 |
| 1977 | 711 | #275 | 5 | #10,049 |
| 1976 | 664 | #283 | 5 | #9,701 |
| 1975 | 717 | #271 | 8 | #6,676 |
| 1974 | 652 | #286 | 6 | #7,966 |
| 1973 | 594 | #299 | 5 | #8,796 |
| 1972 | 634 | #291 | 7 | #6,744 |
| 1971 | 674 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 666 | #303 | 7 | #6,531 |
| 1969 | 637 | #301 | 6 | #6,861 |
| 1968 | 596 | #308 | 5 | #7,310 |
| 1967 | 590 | #303 | 9 | #4,714 |
| 1966 | 581 | #309 | 8 | #4,990 |
| 1965 | 603 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 722 | #291 | 5 | #7,044 |
| 1963 | 652 | #306 | 8 | #5,001 |
| 1962 | 693 | #296 | 5 | #6,843 |
| 1961 | 695 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 715 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 752 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 751 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 773 | #272 | 5 | #6,330 |
| 1956 | 851 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 933 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 913 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 897 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 889 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 938 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 937 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 913 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 976 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,056 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 909 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 869 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 976 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 1,082 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 1,049 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 989 | #166 | 6 | #4,087 |
| 1940 | 985 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 1,008 | #158 | 7 | #3,533 |
| 1938 | 1,030 | #157 | 7 | #3,567 |
| 1937 | 1,068 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 1,068 | #143 | 6 | #3,816 |
| 1935 | 1,144 | #138 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1934 | 1,149 | #137 | 5 | #4,450 |
| 1933 | 1,183 | #135 | 8 | #3,189 |
| 1932 | 1,307 | #135 | 9 | #3,110 |
| 1931 | 1,377 | #122 | 12 | #2,464 |
| 1930 | 1,526 | #119 | 16 | #2,130 |
| 1929 | 1,487 | #116 | 11 | #2,780 |
| 1928 | 1,600 | #114 | 17 | #2,115 |
| 1927 | 1,723 | #107 | 11 | #2,911 |
| 1926 | 1,677 | #109 | 15 | #2,379 |
| 1925 | 1,809 | #96 | 10 | #3,174 |
| 1924 | 1,878 | #96 | 12 | #2,852 |
| 1923 | 1,897 | #94 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1922 | 1,923 | #93 | 11 | #3,014 |
| 1921 | 2,014 | #90 | 13 | #2,668 |
| 1920 | 2,029 | #89 | 13 | #2,626 |
| 1919 | 1,986 | #89 | 12 | #2,691 |
| 1918 | 2,085 | #89 | 11 | #2,867 |
| 1917 | 1,920 | #88 | 11 | #2,742 |
| 1916 | 1,874 | #88 | 11 | #2,711 |
| 1915 | 1,895 | #85 | 10 | #2,751 |
| 1914 | 1,361 | #87 | 7 | #2,974 |
| 1913 | 1,087 | #87 | 5 | #3,321 |
| 1912 | 945 | #85 | 5 | #3,091 |
| 1911 | 486 | #83 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 441 | #80 | 5 | #2,514 |
| 1909 | 347 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 360 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 321 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 301 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 315 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 299 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 259 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 307 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 271 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 374 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 249 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 285 | #72 | 5 | #1,775 |
| 1897 | 278 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 306 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 323 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 313 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 310 | #63 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 303 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 277 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 338 | #61 | 5 | #1,390 |
| 1889 | 322 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 321 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 266 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 309 | #61 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 303 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 290 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 292 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 308 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 312 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 283 | #61 | 5 | #856 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Edgar reached #51 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #856 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Edgar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.