Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Edgar

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Edgar
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2005

Peak era

2005

Peak rank proxy

2,453

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20052024

Peak year

2005

Decline from peak

72.3%

2024

679

All-time

156,585

Edgar is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2005, when 2,453 boys were named Edgar.

In 2024, only 679 boys were given the name.

Down 72.3% from its peak.

All told, about 156,585 Americans have been named Edgar and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2005

20052,453 boys named Edgar

2024679 boys named Edgar

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