Fun Facts About the Name Angel
- A newer favorite: Angel first entered the U.S. top 100 in 1997 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 29 consecutive years.
- More than 366 thousand babies named Angel: U.S. records list 366,091 babies given the name Angel from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 100,266 girls received the name Angel - about 1 girl for every 3 boys.
What Does the Name Angel Mean?
Angel comes from the Latin angelus and the Greek angelos, both of which mean "messenger." In early Jewish and Christian scripture, Greek angelos was used to translate the Hebrew mal'akh, also "messenger," and in that religious setting the word took on the specific sense of a heavenly messenger sent by God. The name's established meaning is therefore "messenger" or, in its customary religious reading, "messenger of God." The deeper origin of Greek angelos is not fully settled; a commonly mentioned but unproven suggestion is that it was borrowed from an Iranian word for a mounted courier or messenger.
Angel Name History & Origins
The word reached English through Old English engel, which was borrowed from Latin angelus during the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons. In Spain and Latin America, Ángel is a long-established masculine given name, with the feminine form Ángela. In English-speaking countries, Angel is used for both men and women, though from the twentieth century onward it has been more often given to girls.
Angel shares its root with several other names rather than descending from them: the Italian masculine Angelo, and the feminine Angela and Angelina, all built on the same Latin angelus. The Spanish masculine Ángel and the English name are parallel uses of that word rather than one being a variant of the other.
How Popular is the Name Angel?
Angel recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2006. Angel entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 1997.
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 | #546 | 551 | 0.0343% |
| 2024 | #498 | 613 | 0.0380% |
| 2023 | #515 | 589 | 0.0368% |
| 2022 | #515 | 605 | 0.0369% |
| 2021 | #481 | 651 | 0.0397% |
| 2020 | #439 | 700 | 0.0433% |
| 2019 | #393 | 786 | 0.0469% |
| 2018 | #369 | 855 | 0.0503% |
| 2017 | #348 | 929 | 0.0538% |
| 2016 | #321 | 1,017 | 0.0574% |
| 2015 | #284 | 1,123 | 0.0629% |
| 2014 | #274 | 1,202 | 0.0673% |
| 2013 | #263 | 1,227 | 0.0699% |
| 2012 | #226 | 1,408 | 0.0800% |
| 2011 | #212 | 1,478 | 0.0840% |
| 2010 | #194 | 1,610 | 0.0906% |
| 2009 | #177 | 1,882 | 0.1025% |
| 2008 | #159 | 2,127 | 0.1125% |
| 2007 | #152 | 2,302 | 0.1197% |
| 2006 | #159 | 2,226 | 0.1171% |
| 2005 | #143 | 2,389 | 0.1293% |
| 2004 | #127 | 2,614 | 0.1424% |
| 2003 | #119 | 2,891 | 0.1582% |
| 2002 | #109 | 3,100 | 0.1725% |
| 2001 | #104 | 3,080 | 0.1711% |
| 2000 | #119 | 2,833 | 0.1560% |
| 1999 | #121 | 2,731 | 0.1540% |
| 1998 | #138 | 2,384 | 0.1349% |
| 1997 | #144 | 2,214 | 0.1272% |
| 1996 | #162 | 1,939 | 0.1106% |
| 1995 | #175 | 1,733 | 0.0985% |
| 1994 | #176 | 1,674 | 0.0937% |
| 1993 | #178 | 1,633 | 0.0903% |
| 1992 | #180 | 1,696 | 0.0920% |
| 1991 | #159 | 1,835 | 0.0979% |
| 1990 | #174 | 1,662 | 0.0875% |
| 1989 | #167 | 1,716 | 0.0931% |
| 1988 | #166 | 1,704 | 0.0957% |
| 1987 | #192 | 1,445 | 0.0831% |
| 1986 | #171 | 1,583 | 0.0923% |
| 1985 | #161 | 1,781 | 0.1035% |
| 1984 | #162 | 1,685 | 0.1001% |
| 1983 | #174 | 1,576 | 0.0943% |
| 1982 | #166 | 1,744 | 0.1030% |
| 1981 | #157 | 1,815 | 0.1088% |
| 1980 | #169 | 1,687 | 0.1016% |
| 1979 | #164 | 1,697 | 0.1057% |
| 1978 | #141 | 1,935 | 0.1263% |
| 1977 | #133 | 2,136 | 0.1393% |
| 1976 | #156 | 1,642 | 0.1121% |
| 1975 | #166 | 1,598 | 0.1096% |
| 1974 | #183 | 1,450 | 0.0988% |
| 1973 | #153 | 1,815 | 0.1245% |
| 1972 | #145 | 1,945 | 0.1279% |
| 1971 | #201 | 1,489 | 0.0895% |
| 1970 | #270 | 1,108 | 0.0634% |
| 1969 | #360 | 641 | 0.0380% |
| 1968 | #416 | 504 | 0.0307% |
| 1967 | #475 | 399 | 0.0242% |
| 1966 | #446 | 438 | 0.0259% |
| 1965 | #474 | 401 | 0.0227% |
| 1964 | #472 | 424 | 0.0224% |
| 1963 | #476 | 411 | 0.0213% |
| 1962 | #453 | 450 | 0.0229% |
| 1961 | #395 | 596 | 0.0295% |
| 1960 | #613 | 267 | 0.0132% |
| 1959 | #677 | 218 | 0.0108% |
| 1958 | #717 | 189 | 0.0094% |
| 1957 | #846 | 144 | 0.0070% |
| 1956 | #903 | 123 | 0.0061% |
| 1955 | #1,021 | 97 | 0.0050% |
| 1954 | #1,021 | 92 | 0.0047% |
| 1953 | #1,137 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 1952 | #1,298 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 1951 | #1,240 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 1950 | #1,333 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1949 | #1,267 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1948 | #1,250 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 1947 | #1,438 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1946 | #1,395 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | 0.0018% |
| 1944 | #1,456 | 31 | 0.0023% |
| 1943 | #1,305 | 39 | 0.0028% |
| 1942 | #1,474 | 31 | 0.0023% |
| 1941 | #1,166 | 41 | 0.0034% |
| 1940 | #1,846 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1939 | #1,684 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1938 | #2,116 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #2,455 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #2,266 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #2,102 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1934 | #2,193 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #2,166 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #1,757 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1931 | #1,877 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1930 | #1,750 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1929 | #2,441 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1928 | #1,962 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1927 | #1,938 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #2,004 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1925 | #2,024 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1924 | #1,994 | 20 | 0.0016% |
| 1923 | #2,092 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1922 | #2,782 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #2,200 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #2,736 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #3,018 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #3,527 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #2,705 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1916 | #2,137 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1915 | #2,700 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1914 | #2,898 | 7 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #2,552 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #2,162 | 8 | 0.0014% |
| 1909 | #1,972 | 6 | 0.0017% |
| 1908 | #1,685 | 7 | 0.0021% |
| 1907 | #1,837 | 6 | 0.0019% |
| 1894 | #1,502 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #67 | 4,757 | 0.2785% |
| 2024 | #63 | 4,964 | 0.2894% |
| 2023 | #63 | 4,890 | 0.2862% |
| 2022 | #62 | 5,098 | 0.2923% |
| 2021 | #67 | 4,716 | 0.2698% |
| 2020 | #76 | 4,524 | 0.2623% |
| 2019 | #73 | 4,914 | 0.2740% |
| 2018 | #72 | 5,064 | 0.2789% |
| 2017 | #71 | 5,274 | 0.2850% |
| 2016 | #70 | 5,561 | 0.2931% |
| 2015 | #64 | 6,114 | 0.3191% |
| 2014 | #67 | 6,313 | 0.3287% |
| 2013 | #67 | 6,369 | 0.3368% |
| 2012 | #57 | 7,024 | 0.3703% |
| 2011 | #52 | 7,536 | 0.3968% |
| 2010 | #42 | 8,776 | 0.4575% |
| 2009 | #37 | 9,851 | 0.4967% |
| 2008 | #36 | 10,356 | 0.5077% |
| 2007 | #34 | 11,376 | 0.5482% |
| 2006 | #31 | 11,602 | 0.5645% |
| 2005 | #32 | 10,993 | 0.5504% |
| 2004 | #44 | 9,516 | 0.4794% |
| 2003 | #47 | 9,161 | 0.4638% |
| 2002 | #49 | 8,192 | 0.4219% |
| 2001 | #58 | 6,978 | 0.3592% |
| 2000 | #67 | 6,306 | 0.3211% |
| 1999 | #73 | 5,402 | 0.2813% |
| 1998 | #81 | 4,772 | 0.2497% |
| 1997 | #86 | 4,514 | 0.2395% |
| 1996 | #102 | 3,912 | 0.2065% |
| 1995 | #101 | 3,734 | 0.1962% |
| 1994 | #104 | 3,477 | 0.1800% |
| 1993 | #115 | 3,036 | 0.1548% |
| 1992 | #114 | 3,049 | 0.1527% |
| 1991 | #123 | 2,685 | 0.1329% |
| 1990 | #133 | 2,406 | 0.1171% |
| 1989 | #140 | 2,176 | 0.1088% |
| 1988 | #151 | 1,828 | 0.0955% |
| 1987 | #165 | 1,654 | 0.0886% |
| 1986 | #163 | 1,651 | 0.0897% |
| 1985 | #172 | 1,561 | 0.0845% |
| 1984 | #179 | 1,418 | 0.0786% |
| 1983 | #185 | 1,349 | 0.0753% |
| 1982 | #181 | 1,442 | 0.0795% |
| 1981 | #194 | 1,300 | 0.0726% |
| 1980 | #172 | 1,418 | 0.0795% |
| 1979 | #185 | 1,304 | 0.0757% |
| 1978 | #189 | 1,249 | 0.0761% |
| 1977 | #189 | 1,244 | 0.0757% |
| 1976 | #197 | 1,139 | 0.0726% |
| 1975 | #201 | 1,092 | 0.0699% |
| 1974 | #198 | 1,111 | 0.0707% |
| 1973 | #206 | 1,049 | 0.0673% |
| 1972 | #225 | 955 | 0.0589% |
| 1971 | #236 | 1,001 | 0.0566% |
| 1970 | #229 | 1,035 | 0.0557% |
| 1969 | #241 | 938 | 0.0525% |
| 1968 | #248 | 833 | 0.0479% |
| 1967 | #259 | 772 | 0.0443% |
| 1966 | #262 | 766 | 0.0429% |
| 1965 | #278 | 722 | 0.0388% |
| 1964 | #300 | 697 | 0.0350% |
| 1963 | #309 | 647 | 0.0319% |
| 1962 | #294 | 696 | 0.0336% |
| 1961 | #297 | 669 | 0.0315% |
| 1960 | #299 | 664 | 0.0311% |
| 1959 | #317 | 602 | 0.0282% |
| 1958 | #334 | 529 | 0.0249% |
| 1957 | #320 | 571 | 0.0265% |
| 1956 | #334 | 496 | 0.0234% |
| 1955 | #347 | 433 | 0.0210% |
| 1954 | #339 | 441 | 0.0216% |
| 1953 | #385 | 328 | 0.0166% |
| 1952 | #388 | 313 | 0.0161% |
| 1951 | #410 | 277 | 0.0147% |
| 1950 | #435 | 234 | 0.0131% |
| 1949 | #486 | 185 | 0.0104% |
| 1948 | #442 | 225 | 0.0128% |
| 1947 | #518 | 171 | 0.0093% |
| 1946 | #545 | 137 | 0.0084% |
| 1945 | #534 | 125 | 0.0093% |
| 1944 | #575 | 114 | 0.0084% |
| 1943 | #587 | 117 | 0.0082% |
| 1942 | #611 | 106 | 0.0077% |
| 1941 | #575 | 107 | 0.0087% |
| 1940 | #626 | 90 | 0.0078% |
| 1939 | #636 | 86 | 0.0078% |
| 1938 | #622 | 91 | 0.0082% |
| 1937 | #567 | 103 | 0.0097% |
| 1936 | #586 | 97 | 0.0094% |
| 1935 | #598 | 94 | 0.0090% |
| 1934 | #539 | 119 | 0.0115% |
| 1933 | #577 | 100 | 0.0101% |
| 1932 | #515 | 125 | 0.0120% |
| 1931 | #570 | 107 | 0.0103% |
| 1930 | #459 | 166 | 0.0151% |
| 1929 | #512 | 131 | 0.0122% |
| 1928 | #517 | 136 | 0.0123% |
| 1927 | #536 | 131 | 0.0116% |
| 1926 | #533 | 130 | 0.0117% |
| 1925 | #559 | 122 | 0.0109% |
| 1924 | #603 | 112 | 0.0099% |
| 1923 | #718 | 82 | 0.0075% |
| 1922 | #686 | 90 | 0.0083% |
| 1921 | #815 | 70 | 0.0064% |
| 1920 | #699 | 85 | 0.0080% |
| 1919 | #775 | 70 | 0.0071% |
| 1918 | #894 | 55 | 0.0054% |
| 1917 | #860 | 55 | 0.0059% |
| 1916 | #772 | 63 | 0.0071% |
| 1915 | #1,182 | 30 | 0.0035% |
| 1914 | #899 | 37 | 0.0057% |
| 1913 | #898 | 30 | 0.0059% |
| 1912 | #876 | 26 | 0.0060% |
| 1911 | #983 | 12 | 0.0053% |
| 1910 | #862 | 13 | 0.0067% |
| 1909 | #952 | 10 | 0.0061% |
| 1908 | #949 | 9 | 0.0058% |
| 1907 | #933 | 9 | 0.0061% |
| 1900 | #1,170 | 6 | 0.0040% |
| 1899 | #860 | 7 | 0.0066% |
| 1896 | #1,111 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1891 | #976 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1890 | #1,007 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1888 | #757 | 8 | 0.0066% |
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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