Edgar
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old English. From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Edgar (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Edgar has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 47 |
| 2011 | 30 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2014 | 41 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 37 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 30 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 404 |
| 2000 | 413 |
| 2001 | 430 |
| 2002 | 431 |
| 2003 | 439 |
| 2004 | 447 |
| 2005 | 455 |
| 2006 | 460 |
| 2007 | 469 |
| 2008 | 488 |
| 2009 | 508 |
| 2010 | 555 |
| 2011 | 588 |
| 2012 | 613 |
| 2013 | 650 |
| 2014 | 690 |
| 2015 | 721 |
| 2016 | 760 |
| 2017 | 806 |
| 2018 | 837 |
| 2019 | 855 |
| 2020 | 892 |
Edgar in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Edgar.Hi! My name is Edgar.
- Har du träffat Edgar? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Edgar? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Edgar kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Edgar is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Edgars mamma är lärare.Edgar's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Edgars mamma is Edgar's mum.
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How do you pronounce Edgar in Swedish?
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What does the name Edgar mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old English. From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez.
How popular is Edgar in Sweden?
30 babies were named Edgar in 2022. In 2020, 892 people in Sweden had Edgar as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.