A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Edgar
angular · creaky · buttoned
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name traces to Old English Eadgar, built from the Germanic element for a spear. King Edgar ruled England during the late tenth century, keeping the compound in circulation before the Norman Conquest displaced most Anglo-Saxon names. American usage grew across the nineteenth century, buoyed by Romantic literature and early public interest in Edgar Allan Poe.
Also answers toEd, Eddie
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 2,459 souls, A.D. 2005 2025
2025: 617 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
36 yrs
Most Edgars were born around 2005 — old enough to remember dial-up.
Peak Reign
2005
№168 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 35%
then Millennial 27% · Gen Alpha 12%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈158K ever born · now falling
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Edgar grew up with
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Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Edgar peaked in 2005.
Estimated average age: 36.
What people think
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as inkwells, ravens, and heavy velvet curtains. The sound suggests the nineteenth century, but the record shows an average age of thirty-six. The name reached its high-water mark in 2005, with Generation Z accounting for thirty-four percent of all living holders. An Edgar tends to be pictured under gaslight, but the math places him squarely next to an iPod Mini.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its single-year high in 2005 with around two thousand births, before sliding to 617 by 2025.
Field Note 02
Nearly all of the roughly 158,000 Americans recorded with the name since 1880 have been male.
Field Note 03
Despite a persistent gothic reputation, the name spends most of its history in the paperwork as a quiet mid-list fixture.
Notable Edgars
AI-WrittenEdgar Allan Poewriter, b. 1809
Edgar Degaspainter, b. 1834
Edgar Rice Burroughsnovelist, b. 1875
Edgar Martinezbaseball player, b. 1963
Edgar Wrightfilmmaker, b. 1974
Ephemera — If Edgar were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Baltimore, Maryland
Color
Iron gall ink
Job
Patent examiner
Artifact
Cast-iron book press
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