Edmar
A masculine given name of undetermined origin with multiple possible meanings.
Name Census estimates that about 164 living Americans carry the first name Edmar. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Edmar today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edmar births was 2005 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edmar. 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
164
~ 1 in 2,089,965 Americans
Peak year
2005
14 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,262
Tracked since 1988
Census
Edmar in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 531 people with the first name Edmar, which placed it at #19,755 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
#19,755
National first-name rank
People counted
531
531 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
41.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edmar
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edmar is Hispanic at 41.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (28.4%) and White (22.6%). 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 Edmar 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 Edmar at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino41.6% · 221
- Asian and Pacific Islander28.4% · 151
- White22.6% · 120
- Black or African American6.0% · 32
- Two or more races1.1% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Edmar: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edmar from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 53 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Edmar remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Edmar 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 Edmar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Edmars live
Origin
Meaning and history of Edmar
The name Edmar is believed to have originated from the Old Norse language, which was spoken by the Germanic tribes that inhabited Scandinavia during the Viking Age (793-1066 AD). It is thought to be a compound name, derived from the combination of the Old Norse elements "ead" meaning "wealth" or "prosperity" and "mar" meaning "famous" or "renowned".
The earliest recorded use of the name Edmar can be traced back to the 9th century, when it appeared in ancient Icelandic sagas and historical records of the time. These sagas often depicted heroic tales and legends of Norse warriors, suggesting that the name Edmar may have been associated with strength, bravery, and success in battle.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear the name Edmar was Edmar Gunnvaldarson, a Norwegian chieftain and landowner who lived in the late 10th century. He was known for his involvement in the Norwegian civil wars during the reign of King Olaf Tryggvason.
Another notable figure was Edmar the Wise, a renowned Norse scholar and philosopher who lived in the 11th century. He was renowned for his extensive knowledge of Norse mythology and his contributions to the preservation of ancient Norse literature and traditions.
In the 12th century, Edmar Thorvaldsson was a prominent Icelandic chieftain and lawspeaker, who played a significant role in the governance of the Icelandic Commonwealth during a period of political turmoil.
During the Middle Ages, the name Edmar also gained popularity in parts of mainland Europe, particularly in the Germanic regions. One notable figure was Edmar von Regensburg, a German nobleman and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade (1189-1192) under the leadership of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
In more recent times, the name Edmar has been less common, but there have been a few individuals who have carried it. One example is Edmar Mednis, a renowned Latvian-American chess player and author, who was born in 1937 and made significant contributions to the world of chess theory and strategy.
People
Edmar + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Edmar 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
Edmar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edmar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 164 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edmar 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 2,089,965 US residents.
Is Edmar a common name?
We classify Edmar as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 167 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edmar most popular?
The single biggest year for Edmar was 2005, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edmar is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Edmar in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 531 people with the name Edmar, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,755 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 Edmar 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 Edmar?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Edmar leans strongly male. 509 people counted with this name were male (95.3%), compared with 25 female bearers (4.7%). 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 Edmar?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edmar is Hispanic at 41.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (28.4%) and White (22.6%). 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 Edmar most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Edmar in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.6% (221 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 Edmar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Edmar a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Edmar 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 Edmar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Edmar 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 Edmar 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 Edmar?
Want to know how many people have the name Edmar? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.