Edgel vs Edgar

Side-by-side comparison of Edgel and Edgar — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Edgel

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Name B

Edgar

Boy name · Rank #457

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Metric Edgel Edgar
Current Rank Unranked #457
Total Births (all years) 121 156,585
Peak Year 1933 2005
Peak Year Births 13 2,453
Peak Decade 1930ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Edgel Edgar
1880ss — 3,006
1890ss — 2,982
1900ss — 3,154
1910ss 6 14,080
1920ss 28 18,037
1930ss 43 11,860
1940ss 28 9,804
1950ss — 8,634
1960ss 11 6,484
1970ss 5 6,804
1980ss — 11,607
1990ss — 22,212
2000ss — 22,585
2010ss — 11,622
2020ss — 3,714

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Edgel Edgar
2014 — 1,180
2015 — 1,114
2016 — 1,013
2017 — 939
2018 — 925
2019 — 812
2020 — 789
2021 — 758
2022 — 774
2023 — 714
2024 — 679

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–1979.

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