Edgar is a boy's name of English origin meaning “rich and spear.” In 2024 it was given to 679 boys in the United States.
Edgar belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “rich and spear” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Edgar first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #51 in 1881, and in 2024 679 babies received the name — 156,585 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Edgar means “rich and spear” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Edgar is a boy name. In 2024, 679 babies received the name in the US.
Edgar comes from the English & American tradition.
Edgar first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #51 in 1881, and 679 babies were given the name in 2024.
Edgar is pronounced /ˈɛdɡɚ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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