How Many People Are Named Edger?
An estimated 115 people in the United States have the first name Edger. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Edger peaked in popularity in 1929 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Edger as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Edger paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
115
About 1 in 2,980,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1929
17 births
Total Registered
420
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Edger
Edger is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 420 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Edger as a male name
Ranked #11,044 in 2006
6 male births in 2006
Peak: 1929 (17 births)
Edger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Edger span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 117 babies were registered. Edger has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Edger by Decade
How has Edger tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Edger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Edger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Edger
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Edger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edger?
We estimate approximately 115 people named Edger are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,980,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Edger a common name?
Edger is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 420 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Edger most popular?
Edger reached peak popularity in 1929, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Edger is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Edger a male name?
Edger is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Edger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Edger Smith, Edger Johnson, Edger Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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