Boy
Edgar
The name Edgar carries the meaning "Wealthy spearman", with roots in Old English. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is familiar to most people. Since 1900, roughly 145,810 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
Old EnglishWealthy spearman
Births by decade
1900s
3,154
1910s
14,157
1920s
18,159
1930s
11,935
1940s
9,811
1950s
8,641
1960s
6,533
1970s
6,862
1980s
11,727
1990s
22,342
2000s
22,609
2010s
9,880
Peaked in the 2000s · 145,810 total U.S. births since 1900