Boys' name · since 1963
Medgar
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.
- #22,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Medgar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Medgar recorded 46 times among boys since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1965.
- #22,784 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1963
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Medgar ranks #22,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Medgar's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Medgar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Medgar splits its recorded history at 1964: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Medgar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1965
- Peak year (1963)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Medgar by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (46 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Medgar's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Medgar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 46 births (100% of all-time use).
Medgar by state
Where Medgar concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 10.9% |
5 of 46 births nationwide.
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- Illinois records the most Medgars (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Medgar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1963–1965 (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 Medgar 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.