Boys' name · since 1900
Edger
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 420 babies named Edger, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 420
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edger is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 420 have been recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Edger recorded 420 times among boys since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2006.
- #8,765 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 420 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edger ranks #8,765 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 420 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 420
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Edger's 420 recorded births place it above 80.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Edger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Edger splits its recorded history at 1934: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Edger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2006
- Peak year (1929)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Edger by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (117 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Edger's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Edger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
75 births
- 1920s
1920s
117 births
- 1930s
1930s
91 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 117 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Edger's data
- Edger's decade-level peak was the 1920s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Edger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1900–2006 (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 Edger 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.