The baby name Edgar appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 2,793 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Edgar has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 522 |
| 1911 | 592 |
| 1912 | 1,091 |
| 1913 | 1,233 |
| 1914 | 1,604 |
| 1915 | 2,245 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1916 | 2,316 |
| 1917 | 2,564 |
| 1918 | 2,793 |
| 1919 | 2,693 |
| 1920 | 2,702 |
| 1921 | 2,693 |
| 1922 | 2,547 |
| 1923 | 2,515 |
| 1924 | 2,400 |
| 1925 | 2,341 |
| 1926 | 2,331 |
| 1927 | 2,176 |
| 1928 | 2,008 |
| 1929 | 1,886 |
| 1930 | 2,160 |
| 1931 | 1,772 |
| 1932 | 1,631 |
| 1933 | 1,437 |
| 1934 | 1,397 |
| 1935 | 1,387 |
| 1936 | 1,348 |
| 1937 | 1,261 |
| 1938 | 1,214 |
| 1939 | 1,227 |
| 1940 | 1,276 |
| 1941 | 1,258 |
| 1942 | 1,320 |
| 1943 | 1,369 |
| 1944 | 1,263 |
| 1945 | 1,090 |
| 1946 | 1,029 |
| 1947 | 1,325 |
| 1948 | 1,243 |
| 1949 | 1,166 |
| 1950 | 1,258 |
| 1951 | 1,106 |
| 1952 | 1,115 |
| 1953 | 1,175 |
| 1954 | 1,045 |
| 1955 | 1,225 |
| 1956 | 1,080 |
| 1957 | 969 |
| 1958 | 920 |
| 1959 | 912 |
| 1960 | 845 |
| 1961 | 709 |
| 1962 | 806 |
| 1963 | 783 |
| 1964 | 826 |
| 1965 | 717 |
| 1966 | 634 |
| 1967 | 660 |
| 1968 | 643 |
| 1969 | 709 |
| 1970 | 637 |
| 1971 | 647 |
| 1972 | 619 |
| 1973 | 538 |
| 1974 | 540 |
| 1975 | 568 |
| 1976 | 570 |
| 1977 | 565 |
| 1978 | 534 |
| 1979 | 642 |
| 1980 | 771 |
| 1981 | 690 |
| 1982 | 623 |
| 1983 | 586 |
| 1984 | 551 |
| 1985 | 510 |
| 1986 | 604 |
| 1987 | 907 |
| 1988 | 924 |
| 1989 | 1,121 |
| 1990 | 1,101 |
| 1991 | 1,224 |
| 1992 | 1,301 |
| 1993 | 1,310 |
| 1994 | 1,493 |
| 1995 | 1,516 |
| 1996 | 1,511 |
| 1997 | 1,461 |
| 1998 | 1,465 |
| 1999 | 1,675 |
| 2000 | 1,711 |
| 2001 | 1,969 |
| 2002 | 1,557 |
| 2003 | 1,519 |
| 2004 | 1,486 |
| 2005 | 2,209 |
| 2006 | 2,136 |
| 2007 | 1,966 |
| 2008 | 1,762 |
| 2009 | 1,670 |
| 2010 | 1,405 |
| 2011 | 1,271 |
| 2012 | 1,383 |
| 2013 | 1,302 |
| 2014 | 1,080 |
| 2015 | 1,312 |
| 2016 | 1,231 |
| 2017 | 868 |
| 2018 | 919 |
| 2019 | 778 |
| 2020 | 521 |
| 2021 | 796 |
| 2022 | 688 |
| 2023 | 582 |
| 2024 | 588 |