Edgar
Boy name · 20 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Edgar: 20 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 2022.
Edgar comes from the Old English elements *ead*, meaning "wealth" or "fortune," and *gar*, for "spear"—so the name beautifully combines prosperity with strength. Perhaps its most famous bearer is the hauntingly brilliant American writer Edgar Allan Poe, while in earlier times King Edgar of England, a 10th-century ruler, helped consolidate the kingdom. The name also appears in place names like Edgar, Nebraska, though its strongest place connection might be through the common root it shares with scores of English towns and villages ending in "-gar." A close variant, Edgard, is found in French-speaking regions
Boy 6 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20224 babies
- Latest (2023)
- #6144 babies
- Total births
- 20since 2010
- 5-year trend
- ▲ 13%vs prior 5y