Over the past 110 years, 125 girls and 140 643 boys have been named Edgar. The name Edgar ranks 8027th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Edgar in 1916. The peak of popularity of the name Edgar came in the 1910s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.