Boys' name · since 1988
Edmar
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 174 babies named Edmar, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,020 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 174
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
174 babies have been named Edmar since 1988, making it today's #10020 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edmar has been recorded 174 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #10020 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #13,817 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,020 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 174 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edmar ranks #13,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,020 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 174 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,020 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 174
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Edmar's 174 recorded births place it above 69.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Edmar compares
174 35th percentile among 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
Edmar's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edmar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 174 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edmar's full recorded timeline at 2004, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Edmar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Edmar's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Edmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (30% of all-time use).
Edmar by state
Where Edmar concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 174 births nationwide.
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What to do with Edmar's data
- Edmar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Edmars (5 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 Edmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Edmar 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.