Edgar Name Popularity

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How popular is Edgar?

The somewhat popular name Edgar was the 356th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #51 was reached in 1881.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2005 with 2,453 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Edgar was 249 in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1909-1915, 1976-1980, 1984-1989, and 1998-2001, the name Edgar took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 2007-2016 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Edgar popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Edgar has steadily decreased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Edgar lately has dropped.

The name Edgar is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Edgar (Girl)		Edgar (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	921	356
2017		< 5	--	939	354
2016		< 5	--	1,013	342
2015		< 5	--	1,112	317
2014		< 5	--	1,178	302
2013		< 5	--	1,210	286
2012		< 5	--	1,316	269
2011		5	17,521	1,467	243
2010		< 5	--	1,644	217
2009		6	15,787	1,908	201
2008		< 5	--	2,063	193
2007		< 5	--	2,420	168
2006		< 5	--	2,391	171
2005		5	17,234	2,453	168
2004		8	11,928	2,385	171
2003		< 5	--	2,319	172
2002		< 5	--	2,195	175
2001		10	9,583	2,375	160
2000		< 5	--	2,072	177
1999		6	13,157	2,036	173
1998		10	8,787	2,045	167
1997		14	6,585	2,114	161
1996		9	9,018	2,358	148
1995		14	6,359	2,320	152
1994		12	7,242	2,393	147
1993		19	5,048	2,261	148
1992		15	6,099	2,204	148
1991		17	5,485	2,265	142
1990		25	4,035	2,205	143
1989		19	4,721	2,104	147
1988		21	4,209	1,618	173
1987		14	5,375	1,601	169
1986		10	6,733	1,020	230
1985		8	7,772	880	258
1984		15	4,793	833	258
1983		11	5,924	896	245
1982		11	6,041	833	262
1981		5	10,856	934	240
1980		8	7,602	887	252
1979		7	8,272	803	262
1978		10	6,068	687	283
1977		5	10,048	712	275
1976		5	9,697	664	283
1975		8	6,677	717	270
1974		6	7,963	652	285
1973		5	8,791	595	299
1972		7	6,742	633	291
1971		< 5	--	674	296
1970		7	6,526	666	303
1969		6	6,856	637	301
1968		5	7,309	596	308
1967		9	4,708	590	303
1966		8	4,987	583	309
1965		< 5	--	601	310
1964		5	7,041	723	291
1963		8	5,002	652	306
1962		5	6,838	696	293
1961		< 5	--	695	294
1960		< 5	--	714	294
1959		< 5	--	753	287
1958		< 5	--	749	281
1957		5	6,333	774	271
1956		< 5	--	853	247
1955		< 5	--	930	233
1954		< 5	--	914	233
1953		< 5	--	898	224
1952		< 5	--	889	224
1951		< 5	--	938	212
1950		< 5	--	937	209
1949		< 5	--	913	211
1948		< 5	--	975	201
1947		< 5	--	1,056	193
1946		< 5	--	911	193
1945		< 5	--	869	180
1944		< 5	--	976	172
1943		< 5	--	1,082	168
1942		< 5	--	1,050	164
1941		6	4,086	989	166
1940		< 5	--	984	164
1939		7	3,533	1,008	158
1938		7	3,567	1,031	157
1937		< 5	--	1,068	145
1936		6	3,816	1,067	143
1935		7	3,500	1,144	138
1934		5	4,450	1,150	137
1933		8	3,189	1,181	135
1932		9	3,108	1,306	135
1931		12	2,464	1,378	122
1930		16	2,130	1,526	119
1929		11	2,781	1,487	116
1928		17	2,115	1,600	114
1927		11	2,911	1,723	107
1926		15	2,380	1,677	108
1925		10	3,173	1,809	96
1924		12	2,852	1,878	96
1923		9	3,444	1,897	94
1922		11	3,013	1,923	93
1921		13	2,668	2,014	90
1920		13	2,626	2,029	89
1919		12	2,691	1,986	89
1918		11	2,867	2,085	89
1917		11	2,742	1,920	88
1916		11	2,711	1,874	88
1915		10	2,751	1,895	85
1914		7	2,974	1,361	87
1913		5	3,321	1,087	87
1912		5	3,091	945	85
1911		< 5	--	486	83
1910		5	2,514	441	80
1909		< 5	--	347	86
1908		< 5	--	360	76
1907		< 5	--	321	81
1906		< 5	--	301	79
1905		< 5	--	315	78
1904		< 5	--	299	80
1903		< 5	--	259	82
1902		< 5	--	307	76
1901		< 5	--	271	71
1900		< 5	--	374	71
1899		< 5	--	249	80
1898		5	1,775	285	72
1897		< 5	--	278	69
1896		< 5	--	306	68
1895		< 5	--	323	64
1894		< 5	--	313	64
1893		< 5	--	310	63
1892		< 5	--	303	67
1891		< 5	--	277	64
1890		5	1,390	338	61
1889		< 5	--	322	60
1888		< 5	--	321	65
1887		< 5	--	266	64
1886		< 5	--	309	61
1885		< 5	--	303	60
1884		< 5	--	290	64
1883		< 5	--	292	58
1882		< 5	--	308	58
1881		< 5	--	312	51
1880		5	856	283	61

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.