US rank #11319 Boys' name Peak 2005 167 births

Edmar — #11319 US boys' name

167 babies named Edmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s492000s532010s352020s18
#11319
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Edmar was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

14 babies were named Edmar in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edmar

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Edmar between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edmar currently holds the #11319 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edmar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Edmar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Edmar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edmar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 167 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Edmar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

167

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2005

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,319

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Edmar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
14
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
46810121416 2024201420072003199819941988 6

Edmar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 32% of Edmar's all-time total
1980s121990s492000s532010s352020s18

Edmar by state

Where Edmar concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Edmar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.0%
California share of Edmar's total US births 3.0%

5 of 167 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edmar?
167 babies have been named Edmar since 1988. It currently ranks #11319 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 14 births.
When was Edmar most popular?
Edmar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Edmar most popular?
The top states for the name Edmar are California (5 births).
How long has the name Edmar been used?
Edmar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Edmar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edmund, Edmond, Edmundo, Edmon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.