Recorded 1963–1965 Boys' name Peak 1963 46 births

Medgar — boys' name

46 babies named Medgar in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s46
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Medgar was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

25 babies were named Medgar in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Medgar

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Medgar between 1963 and 1965, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Medgar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Medgar performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Medgar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Medgar 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 46 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.

Medgar at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

46

Since 1963

3 years of records

Peak year

1963

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1963

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1965

Medgar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1963

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1963)
25
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
51015202530 196519641963 25

Medgar by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
46 births that decade — 100% of Medgar's all-time total
1960s46

Medgar by state

Where Medgar concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Medgar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 10.9%
Illinois share of Medgar's total US births 10.9%

5 of 46 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Medgar?
46 babies have been named Medgar since 1963. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1963 with 25 births.
When was Medgar most popular?
Medgar was most popular in the 1960s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Medgar most popular?
The top states for the name Medgar are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Medgar been used?
Medgar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 3 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Medgar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Medford, Medardo, Medhansh, Medard, and 4 more. 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, 1963–1965 (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.