Edgar Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1040
1997	#1345
1998	#887
1999	#906
2000	#1048
2001	#1078
2002	#1322
2003	#945
2004	#841
2005	#1095
2006	#885
2007	#820
2008	#867
2009	#795
2010	#758
2011	#767
2012	#695
2013	#882
2014	#765
2015	#702
2016	#726
2017	#794
2018	#690
2019	#1056
2020	#878
2021	#888
2022	#862
2023	#857
2024	#898

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #122 in Norway in 1951.

Edgar's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#898	35	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#857	37	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#862	36	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#888	34	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#878	33	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#1056	26	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#690	50	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#794	41	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#726	47	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#702	47	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#765	41	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#882	33	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#695	48	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#767	40	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#758	39	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#795	36	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#867	31	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#820	32	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#885	27	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#1095	19	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#841	25	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#945	20	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#1322	11	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1078	14	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#1048	14	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#906	17	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#887	17	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#1345	9	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#1040	13	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	male	#340	10	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	male	#281	14	High	Demonstration data
2023	Norway	male	#251	17	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	male	#279	14	High	Demonstration data
2021	Norway	male	#337	9	High	Demonstration data
2020	Norway	male	#313	10	High	Demonstration data
2019	Norway	male	#373	8	High	Demonstration data
2018	Norway	male	#344	10	High	Demonstration data
2017	Norway	male	#261	18	High	Demonstration data
2016	Norway	male	#251	19	High	Demonstration data
2015	Norway	male	#404	8	High	Demonstration data
2014	Norway	male	#363	10	High	Demonstration data
2013	Norway	male	#529	4	High	Demonstration data
2012	Norway	male	#361	10	High	Demonstration data
2011	Norway	male	#325	12	High	Demonstration data
2010	Norway	male	#543	4	High	Demonstration data
2009	Norway	male	#449	7	High	Demonstration data
2008	Norway	male	#444	7	High	Demonstration data
2007	Norway	male	#441	7	High	Demonstration data
2006	Norway	male	#427	7	High	Demonstration data
2005	Norway	male	#420	7	High	Demonstration data
2003	Norway	male	#452	6	High	Demonstration data
2002	Norway	male	#515	4	High	Demonstration data
2001	Norway	male	#410	7	High	Demonstration data
2000	Norway	male	#496	5	High	Demonstration data
1999	Norway	male	#470	6	High	Demonstration data
1992	Norway	male	#588	4	High	Demonstration data
1991	Norway	male	#611	4	High	Demonstration data
1990	Norway	male	#611	4	High	Demonstration data
1989	Norway	male	#493	7	High	Demonstration data
1987	Norway	male	#564	5	High	Demonstration data
1986	Norway	male	#568	5	High	Demonstration data
1985	Norway	male	#413	10	High	Demonstration data
1983	Norway	male	#620	4	High	Demonstration data
1982	Norway	male	#461	8	High	Demonstration data
1981	Norway	male	#639	4	High	Demonstration data
1980	Norway	male	#568	5	High	Demonstration data
1979	Norway	male	#565	5	High	Demonstration data
1978	Norway	male	#511	6	High	Demonstration data
1977	Norway	male	#393	10	High	Demonstration data
1976	Norway	male	#543	5	High	Demonstration data
1975	Norway	male	#394	10	High	Demonstration data
1974	Norway	male	#317	14	High	Demonstration data
1973	Norway	male	#379	10	High	Demonstration data
1972	Norway	male	#327	13	High	Demonstration data
1971	Norway	male	#380	10	High	Demonstration data
1970	Norway	male	#345	11	High	Demonstration data
1969	Norway	male	#355	10	High	Demonstration data
1968	Norway	male	#297	13	High	Demonstration data
1967	Norway	male	#303	12	High	Demonstration data
1966	Norway	male	#244	18	High	Demonstration data
1965	Norway	male	#234	19	High	Demonstration data
1964	Norway	male	#258	15	High	Demonstration data
1963	Norway	male	#207	21	High	Demonstration data
1962	Norway	male	#319	10	High	Demonstration data
1961	Norway	male	#238	15	High	Demonstration data
1960	Norway	male	#208	19	High	Demonstration data
1959	Norway	male	#255	13	High	Demonstration data
1958	Norway	male	#239	14	High	Demonstration data
1957	Norway	male	#181	22	High	Demonstration data
1956	Norway	male	#195	21	High	Demonstration data
1955	Norway	male	#165	27	High	Demonstration data
1954	Norway	male	#179	22	High	Demonstration data
1953	Norway	male	#188	21	High	Demonstration data
1952	Norway	male	#138	36	High	Demonstration data
1951	Norway	male	#122	41	High	Demonstration data
1950	Norway	male	#148	32	High	Demonstration data
1949	Norway	male	#178	22	High	Demonstration data
1948	Norway	male	#145	34	High	Demonstration data
1947	Norway	male	#159	31	High	Demonstration data
1946	Norway	male	#157	31	High	Demonstration data
1945	Norway	male	#142	33	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#655	4	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#635	4	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#713	3	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#623	4	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#596	3	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#506	3	High	Demonstration data
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#254	5	High	Demonstration data
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.