Edgar
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Edgar is an Old English name meaning “wealthy spearman.” Edgar is an ancient English royal name and a character in King Lear, and it is worth a second look now that Edward is so common. Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and musician Edgar Winter have carried the name. Edgar is the self-aware home computer that falls for its owner's neighbor in the 1984 film Electric Dreams.
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Usage of Edgar in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Edgar against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Edgar is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Edgar in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 617 boys were named Edgar, making it the #486 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 157,214 boys have been named Edgar, with the most (2,454) in 2005. It is most common, relative to births, in Arizona, New Mexico and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
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Towns named Edgar
There are 22 towns and villages with Edgar in their name, in 7 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 11🇧🇷 Brazil 4🇲🇽 Mexico 3🇨🇦 Canada 1🇫🇰 Falkland Islands 1🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇮🇪 Ireland 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Edgar | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,462 | Map |
| Edgar | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | 481 | Map |
| Edgar Springs | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 203 | Map |
| Edgar | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | 114 | Map |
| Edgar | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Edgar | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Edgar | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Edgar | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Edgar | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Edgar | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Edgar
There are 26 lakes and reservoirs with Edgar in their name, in 4 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 19🇺🇸 United States 5🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇷 Brazil 1
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| Edgar Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edgar Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edgar Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edgar Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edgar Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edgar Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edgar Lake | Yukon, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Edgar Lake | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Edgar Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Edgar Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Edgar songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Edgar in their title. The best known:
- Who the Hell Is Edgar? – Pele Loriano (2023)
- EDGAR (15543)
- EDGAR (Lloyd)
- EDGAR (Lyon)
- Three Pieces Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe (Hardy) – Edward W. Hardy (2018)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Edgar
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Edgar.
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Edgar C. Otálvora
Edgar Jones
Edgar Jones
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Fictional characters named Edgar
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Edgar as a pet name
FurryName has found 91 dogs named Edgar in public pet registers, making it the #1,229 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (11), Basel (3), Tacoma (2). Edgar as a dog name →
FurryName has found 14 cats named Edgar in public pet registers, making it the #413 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Tacoma (2), Laval (2), Richmond (1). Edgar as a cat name →
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