#4572024 rank
2005peak year
150,581babies named Edgar since 1880
▼ 16%5-year trend
Edgar popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Edgar mean?
From Old English ead, 'wealth or fortune,' and gar, 'spear.' An old Anglo-Saxon royal name revived in the nineteenth century, famed through writer Edgar Allan Poe.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Edgar
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Famous Edgars
- Edgar Allan Poe, writer
Spellings & variants
EdgardEduardo
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