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The baby name Edgar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛdɡər/ (ED-gər).

Edgar is English in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈɛdɡər/ (ED-gər)

What is the meaning of the name Edgar ?

The baby name Edgar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛdɡər/ (ED-gər).

Edgar is English in Origin.

Rooted in Old English, Edgar combines ead ("wealth, prosperity") and gar ("spear"), yielding the sense of "prosperous spear," "fortunate spear-bearer," or more broadly "prosperous warrior." The archaic form Eadgar appears in early records, reflecting its Anglo-Saxon makeup.

Born to royalty, the name was borne by King Edgar the Peaceful of England (10th century) and by Edgar Ætheling, a claimant after 1066. It persisted in medieval England, later gaining literary resonance through Shakespeare’s King Lear and modern recognition via Edgar Allan Poe. Usage has remained steady in the Anglophone world, with notable strength in Hispanic communities (Édgar), and is found internationally: French and German Edgar, Portuguese Edgar, Italian/Spanish Edgardo, Latvian Edgars, Lithuanian Edgaras. Common short forms include Ed, Eddie, and Eddy.

Edgar has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Edgar

J. Edgar Hoover Politician · Born 1895 · United States J. Edgar Hoover was most famous for serving as the first director of the FBI and shaping the agency into a major force in American law enforcement. Born John Edgar Hoover, he was appointed head of the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 under President Calvin Coolidge and later led it after it became the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Edgar of England Politician|royal · Born 944 · Kingdom of England Edgar of England, also known as Edgar the Peaceful, was a king of England who reigned from 959 to 975. He is most famous for his efforts to consolidate the kingdom and maintain peace during his rule. His reign is noted for the coronation ceremony at Bath, which set a precedent for future English monarchs. Edgar Lungu Politician · Born 1956 · Zambia Edgar Lungu was a Zambian politician best known for serving as the sixth president of Zambia from 2015 to 2021. He had earlier served under President Michael Sata as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence.
Edgar Politician · Born 1074 · Kingdom of Scotland Edgar is a masculine English given name of Anglo-Saxon origin, best known from its long history in England. It comes from the elements ead, meaning “rich” or “prosperous,” and gar, meaning “spear,” and after falling out of use in the Late Middle Ages, it was revived in the 18th century and helped back into popularity by Sir Walter Scott’s The Bride of Lammermoor. Edgar Wright Actor · Born 1974 · United Kingdom Edgar Wright is an English filmmaker best known for stylish, fast-paced movies like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Baby Driver. His work is known for sharp satire, energetic camera movement, carefully chosen pop music, and quick, inventive editing. Édgar Ramírez Actor · Born 1977 · United States Édgar Ramírez is a talented actor from Venezuela, best known for his role as Carlos the Jackal in the miniseries 'Carlos'. He has also appeared in films like 'The Bourne Ultimatum' and 'Zero Dark Thirty'.

Edgar – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
Ireland Boys 2024 #1 — 820
KR 0 #8 1 201
GT Boys 0 #10 6,152 7,625
SV 0 #11 1 283
GT 0 #15 912 5,948
HN 0 #19 4 704
SV Boys 0 #25 4 352
BO Boys 0 #26 6,827 9,244
PE Boys 0 #28 17,060 14,506
NA 0 #29 5 2,537
PA Boys 0 #30 3,579 9,305
PA 0 #30 120 3,797
EE 0 #35 3 1,051
MX Boys 0 #35 35,151 16,355
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
BO 0 #37 803 6,868
HN Boys 0 #39 14 749
EC Boys 0 #40 615 3,322
PR 0 #42 14 1,497
AO 0 #44 33 2,729
GE 0 #44 1 997
MX 0 #44 1,136 8,339
AO Boys 0 #46 386 5,568
CO Boys 0 #51 29,009 15,656
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
PE 0 #52 416 6,350
PR Boys 0 #53 193 2,508
CR Boys 0 #57 2,300 10,188
LU 0 #58 9 2,830
EC 0 #60 57 2,502
PT Boys 0 #65 1,822 7,951
PH 0 #73 24 5,607
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
CO 0 #79 1,489 7,768
EE Boys 0 #80 50 2,087
MD Boys 0 #80 2 756
LT 0 #81 8 949
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
LT Boys 0 #83 94 2,166
PH Boys 0 #83 467 11,440
RS 0 #84 1 923
QA 0 #88 13 7,011
JM 0 #91 3 3,714
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
GE Boys 0 #97 13 2,055
TW 0 #99 5 4,523
CR 0 #102 57 5,526
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
MU Boys 0 #110 349 8,477
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
MU 0 #115 22 3,613
OM 0 #115 7 6,215
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
BN Boys 0 #118 16 6,332
CY Boys 0 #124 8 3,473
Norway Boys 2025 #125 10 444
BW Boys 0 #128 22 4,685
Switzerland Boys 2024 #131 7 1,769
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MT Boys 0 #147 30 4,064
AR Boys 0 #150 897 7,628
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
Spain Boys 0 #151 3,608 5,610
Sweden Boys 2022 #153 30 1,509
MO Boys 0 #153 71 5,842
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
PT 0 #160 96 4,161
UY Boys 0 #160 554 5,922
LU Boys 0 #161 58 4,970
Belgium Boys 2024 #166 23 401
AR 0 #166 21 2,915
UY 0 #167 11 2,477
AE 0 #168 10 10,220
HU Boys 0 #168 7 3,954
RU Boys 0 #171 625 12,621
RU 0 #179 11 3,641
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
CL Boys 0 #191 1,905 13,390
NA Boys 0 #198 38 6,830
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
SA 0 #214 82 10,560
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
BG Boys 0 #216 5 3,850
PS 0 #222 5 5,692
TW Boys 0 #222 20 7,111
BR Boys 0 #223 1,457 12,213
France Boys 2021 #230 174 2,865
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
JP Boys 0 #243 55 7,909
GH 0 #245 4 5,396
SG 0 #249 21 11,010
GR Boys 0 #254 14 6,912
HR Boys 0 #254 6 3,997
EC Girls 0 #257 2 3,650
JM Boys 0 #262 11 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #264 43 2,588
KZ Boys 0 #265 25 6,578
Spain 0 #267 202 2,326
NG 0 #270 3 5,926
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #275 8 6,291
CN Boys 0 #278 42 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #286 19 6,530
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
PL Boys 0 #292 44 6,459
BR 0 #294 52 5,969
Germany Boys 0 #296 1,289 5,697
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
DK Boys 0 #301 25 7,401
CL 0 #305 108 6,867
HK 0 #320 29 8,483
Austria Boys 0 #324 122 2,180
HK Boys 0 #330 217 12,905
GH Boys 0 #331 15 8,138
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
MY 0 #347 8 12,352
NL 0 #350 42 2,481
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
ZA 0 #371 77 14,421
Germany 0 #380 58 2,542
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #394 5 8,639
ZA Boys 0 #396 1,409 25,619
Finland Boys 0 #397 31 2,041
United States Boys 2024 #403 679 7,044
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #424 6 13,098
NL Boys 0 #445 671 5,873
PA Girls 0 #459 23 9,861
SD Boys 0 #459 8 10,523
GT Girls 0 #464 42 7,500
PT Girls 0 #467 5 7,952
CM Boys 0 #470 81 12,054
QA Boys 0 #477 232 18,093
RU Girls 0 #486 13 11,913
PS Boys 0 #489 60 10,655
BH 0 #500 54 17,937
CR Girls 0 #523 10 11,342
LY 0 #523 13 12,703
IR Boys 0 #535 18 10,162
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
IL Boys 0 #540 68 10,983
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
Finland Boys 2026 #548 138 3,552
KW Girls 0 #553 9 19,177
SG Boys 0 #554 144 17,960
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
BO Girls 0 #572 40 9,488
AE Girls 0 #590 8 20,968
SA Boys 0 #620 1,655 28,008
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
LB 0 #635 24 13,263
IT 0 #644 71 4,183
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
KW Boys 0 #647 123 18,755
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #655 13 13,071
IT Boys 0 #715 949 10,046
SY 0 #762 6 11,684
OM Boys 0 #817 65 17,948
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
PE Girls 0 #832 112 14,861
AE Boys 0 #839 255 22,615
CL Girls 0 #839 13 14,098
TN 0 #858 8 13,765
EG Boys 0 #868 19 15,035
NG Boys 0 #885 67 16,906
SA Girls 0 #907 29 25,931
United States Girls 2011 #920 5 9,736
BR Girls 0 #927 15 12,708
CO Girls 0 #939 140 16,140
Spain Girls 0 #968 16 5,561
MX Girls 0 #975 209 17,781
MY Boys 0 #976 136 25,439
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,070 3 24,821
ZA Girls 0 #1,094 48 25,928
MA 0 #1,103 26 20,986
DZ 0 #1,158 19 20,130
TR 0 #1,172 40 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,435 12 9,415

Edgar is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Edgar

Edgar is predominantly a boy's name.
Edgar is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɛdɡər/ (ED-gər).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Eadgar, Eadgār, Edgard, Edgardo, Ed and Eddie.
Yes, very popular — Edgar ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Edgar ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Edgar's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #199 in 2011 to #230 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 10 notable people named Edgar are in our database, including J. Edgar Hoover (Politician), Edgar of England (Politician|royal), Edgar Lungu (Politician).