Medgar
Masculine
Medgar entered the US charts in 1963, peaked at #1585 in 1963, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Medgar?
Medgar first appears in US birth records in 1963 — 62 years ago. The typical Medgar alive today was born around 1963, making them about 62 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Medgar are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Medgar most popular?
Medgar peaked in 1963, reaching #1585 nationally. See the whole 1963 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
- First recorded
- 1963
- Most boys named
- 196325 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1585reached in 1963
- Change vs 1964
- −38.5%8 in 1965, from 13
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Medgars among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Medgar are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Medgar sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Medgars are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Medgar are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Medgar in 2025?
- Medgar is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Medgar with classmates?
- Medgar will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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