Edgard
A masculine name of German origin meaning "wealthy guardian".
Name Census estimates that about 1,312 living Americans carry the first name Edgard. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Edgard today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edgard births was 1992 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edgard. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 261,246 Americans
Peak year
1992
43 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,146
Tracked since 1925
Census
Edgard in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,540 people with the first name Edgard, which placed it at #6,351 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,351
National first-name rank
People counted
2.5K
2,540 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
81.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edgard
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edgard is Hispanic at 81.4%. The next largest groups are White (7.4%) and Black (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Edgard described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Edgard at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino81.4% · 2,068
- White7.4% · 187
- Black or African American7.2% · 183
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 87
- Two or more races0.4% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 5
Popularity
Edgard: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edgard from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 359 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Edgard by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Edgard during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Edgards live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, New York, Florida recorded the most babies named Edgard, while Texas, Florida, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 139 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Edgard
The name Edgard is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "ead" meaning "prosperous" or "wealthy" and "gar" meaning "spear." The name first appeared in the 9th century during the Anglo-Saxon period in England.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Edgard was in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which documented events in early medieval England. The name was also mentioned in various historical documents and records from the time, indicating its popularity among the English nobility and aristocracy.
During the Middle Ages, the name Edgard was associated with several notable figures. One of the most famous was Edgard the Atheling, the last surviving male member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of Wessex, who lived in the late 11th century. He was a contender for the English throne after the Norman Conquest but was ultimately passed over in favor of William the Conqueror.
Another significant historical figure bearing the name Edgard was Edgard of Aylesbury, a 13th-century English chronicler and historian who wrote about the reigns of King John and Henry III. His work, "The Chronicle of Edgard of Aylesbury," provides valuable insights into the political and social climate of medieval England.
In the 15th century, Edgard Plantagenet, a member of the influential Plantagenet dynasty, was a notable figure. He was the son of Richard, Duke of York, and played a role in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars fought between the houses of Lancaster and York over the English throne.
Moving into the 16th century, Edgard Pole was a prominent English Catholic figure and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury before the English Reformation. He was executed by King Henry VIII in 1558 for his opposition to the king's break from the Catholic Church.
The name Edgard continued to be used throughout the centuries, with various notable figures bearing the name. For example, Edgard Allan Poe, the renowned American writer and poet, was born in 1809 and is considered a pioneer of the short story genre and a master of the macabre and mysterious.
People
Edgard + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Edgard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Edgard: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edgard?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,312 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edgard going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 261,246 US residents.
Is Edgard a common name?
We classify Edgard as "Rare". It ranks above 91.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,381 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edgard most popular?
The single biggest year for Edgard was 1992, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edgard is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Edgard in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,540 people with the name Edgard, or 0.84 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,351 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Edgard in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Edgard?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Edgard appears almost entirely male. Of the 2,549 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Edgard?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edgard is Hispanic at 81.4%. The next largest groups are White (7.4%) and Black (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Edgard most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Edgard in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.4% (2,068 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Edgard in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Edgard a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Edgard in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Edgard still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Edgard in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Edgard can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Edgard?
Find out how many people have the name Edgard on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.