Recorded 1915–1931 Boys' name Peak 1931 30 births

Escar — boys' name

30 babies named Escar in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161930s9
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Escar was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

9 babies were named Escar in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Escar

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Escar between 1915 and 1931, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Escar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Escar performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Escar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Escar 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 30 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.

Escar at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

30

Since 1915

17 years of records

Peak year

1931

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1915

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1931

Escar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1915

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1931)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
45678910 19311925192419221915 5

Escar by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 53% of Escar's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Escar?
30 babies have been named Escar since 1915. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1931 with 9 births.
When was Escar most popular?
Escar was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Escar been used?
Escar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 17 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Escar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Escher, Esco, Eschol, Escanor. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1931 (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.