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Baby name
Edgar
Boy
Origin of the name
Edgar comes from the Old English Eadgar, made of ēad, “wealth,” and gār, “spear.”
Classic name
157,214births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 168rank at its peak, in 2005
Where babies named Edgar are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Edgar is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Edgar is most common in California (2.1 times), Texas (1.9) and Nevada (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Edgard 1,390
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