Fun Facts About the Name Edgard
- More than 1 thousand babies named Edgard: U.S. records list 1,390 babies given the name Edgard from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Edgard Mean?
Edgard is a variant of the Old English name Edgar, which descends from the earlier form Eadgar. It is a compound of two Old English elements: ead, meaning "wealth, prosperity, fortune," and gar, meaning "spear." The literal sense is therefore "wealthy spear" or "prosperity spear" - the kind of two-part construction common in Old English personal names. The first element also appears in Edwin, Edward, and Edmund.
The spelling Edgard with a final -d is chiefly associated with French, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Scandinavian usage, where it exists alongside Edgar. The added letter reflects the spelling habits of those languages rather than any change in the name's origin or meaning.
Edgard Name History & Origins
The Old English form Eadgar is recorded in Anglo-Saxon England. Its best-known early bearer was King Edgar the Peaceful, who ruled England from 959 to 975; his coronation at Bath in 973 shaped the order of service used at later English coronations. The name stayed in use in Scotland, where a King Edgar reigned from 1097 to 1107. After the Norman Conquest, Edgar became uncommon in England, surviving mainly in Scotland and on the Continent, and it was brought back into wider English use in the 19th century.
The variant Edgard developed alongside Edgar in French and other Romance languages, and it also appears in Scandinavian use; in those traditions the -d ending is the ordinary spelling, so the two forms are the same name written differently. As a literary association, Edgar is the name of the legitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester in Shakespeare's King Lear, and Edgar Linton is a central figure in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights - uses that belong to the name's later reception rather than to its origin.
How Popular is the Name Edgard?
Edgard has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1992. Its best rank was #1,657 in 1968.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,436 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,146 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,198 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,244 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #7,231 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #10,986 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #8,388 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #11,155 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #6,803 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #6,451 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #8,232 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,321 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,019 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #7,193 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #4,705 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #3,841 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #4,980 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #3,858 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #5,262 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #3,625 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #4,097 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #3,306 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #4,479 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #3,703 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #3,442 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #2,823 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #3,130 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #2,950 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #2,106 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1996 | #2,195 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1995 | #2,037 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1994 | #2,191 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1993 | #2,104 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1992 | #1,888 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1991 | #2,159 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #2,186 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1989 | #1,808 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #1,827 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #1,905 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1986 | #2,450 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #1,770 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1984 | #1,899 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #2,227 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #2,220 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #1,961 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #2,177 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1979 | #2,007 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1978 | #3,950 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #2,819 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #2,266 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #2,233 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #2,706 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #2,636 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #2,357 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #2,483 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #2,325 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,581 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #1,657 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1967 | #2,651 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,674 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #1,944 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #3,373 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,728 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,418 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #2,452 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #2,580 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,101 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #2,886 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,145 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,966 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,272 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #4,387 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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