Name meaning & stats
Edgar
Edgar means “rich spear” (Old English origin). 104,509 US babies since 1940, peak 2005.
What it means
“rich spear”
Old EnglishWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2005
104,509 US babies were named Edgar between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Edgar (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Edgar is the main spelling
- Edgar 100%
- Edger <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2005)