Boys' name · since 1925
Edgard
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 1,390 babies named Edgard, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,390
- born since 1925
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edgard is the #8329 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,390 recorded since 1925.
Edgard has 1,390 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8329 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #4,175 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,329 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,390 born since 1925
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edgard ranks #4,175 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,329 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,390 born since 1925, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,175 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,390
- born since 1925
- 1990s
- peak decade
Edgard's 1,390 recorded births place it above 90.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Edgard compares
1,390 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Edgard's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edgard | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,390 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edgard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Edgard's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Edgard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Edgard by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (359 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Edgard's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Edgard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 124
1960s
124 births
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
295 births
- 1990s
1990s
359 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s 124
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 359 births (26% of all-time use).
How Edgard compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Edgard's total volume
Edgard by state
Where Edgard concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 342 | 24.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 149 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 45 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 21 | 1.5% |
342 of 1,390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Edgard's data
- Edgard's decade-level peak was the 1990s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Edgards (342 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Edgard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Edgard draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.