Edgar Buchanan
There are approximately 21 people named Edgar Buchanan living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Edgar with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Buchanan. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
21
1 in 16,321,635
Named Edgar
97K
Alive today
Named Buchanan
74K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 97K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2005
Average age: 37
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (77.5%)
Estimated bearers: 74K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #511
Per 100K: 21.53
Top ancestry: White (74.0%)
First name trend
Edgar: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Edgar. The peak year was 2005 with 2,458 births. The average person named Edgar today is 37 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edgar
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Edgar, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 77.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Edgar described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Edgar at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino77.5% · 102,354
- White15.4% · 20,402
- Black or African American3.7% · 4,909
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 3,358
- Two or more races0.6% · 742
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 322
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Buchanan surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Buchanan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Buchanan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Buchanan at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.0% · 47,636
- Black or African American17.1% · 10,981
- Two or more races4.2% · 2,696
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 2,245
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 442
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 348
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Edgar has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0284% of the US population, based on 97,395 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Edgar right now.
The surname Buchanan appears at a rate of 21.53 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0215%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 21 people with the full name Edgar Buchanan. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Edgar Buchanan: questions and answers
How many people are named Edgar Buchanan?
We estimate approximately 21 people in the United States share the full name Edgar Buchanan. That works out to about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0284%) with the surname frequency (21.53 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Edgar Buchanan?
We classify Edgar Buchanan as "Very Rare". About 1 in 16,321,635 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Edgar a male or female name?
Edgar is predominantly male. Out of 157,290 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Edgar profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Edgar Buchanan?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.