Boys' name · since 1915
Escar
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Escar, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Escar since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Escar has been recorded 30 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1931.
- #25,806 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Escar ranks #25,806 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Escar's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Escar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Escar splits its recorded history at 1924: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Escar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1931
- Peak year (1931)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Escar by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Escar's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Escar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Escar's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1930s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Escar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1915–1931 (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 Escar 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.