Angel
Girl and boy name · Ancient Greek origin
Angel meaning
Variant of Angela, which means “messenger, angel”
Angel at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Origin (boy)
- Ancient Greek
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #63 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #498 in 2024
Angel popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | #755 | 8 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1910 | #859 | 13 |
| 1920 | #699 | 85 |
| 1930 | #459 | 166 |
| 1940 | #626 | 90 |
| 1950 | #435 | 234 |
| 1960 | #299 | 664 |
| 1970 | #229 | 1,035 |
| 1980 | #172 | 1,418 |
| 1990 | #133 | 2,406 |
| 2000 | #67 | 6,306 |
| 2006 | #31 | 11,602 |
| 2010 | #42 | 8,776 |
| 2020 | #76 | 4,524 |
| 2024 | #63 | 4,964 |
All 124 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | #755 | 8 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1891 | #963 | 5 |
| 1896 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1899 | #857 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1907 | #930 | 9 |
| 1908 | #946 | 9 |
| 1909 | #951 | 10 |
| 1910 | #859 | 13 |
| 1911 | #982 | 12 |
| 1912 | #876 | 26 |
| 1913 | #897 | 30 |
| 1914 | #898 | 37 |
| 1915 | #1,181 | 30 |
| 1916 | #771 | 63 |
| 1917 | #860 | 55 |
| 1918 | #894 | 55 |
| 1919 | #774 | 70 |
| 1920 | #699 | 85 |
| 1921 | #814 | 70 |
| 1922 | #686 | 90 |
| 1923 | #718 | 82 |
| 1924 | #603 | 112 |
| 1925 | #559 | 122 |
| 1926 | #533 | 130 |
| 1927 | #536 | 131 |
| 1928 | #517 | 136 |
| 1929 | #512 | 131 |
| 1930 | #459 | 166 |
| 1931 | #570 | 107 |
| 1932 | #515 | 125 |
| 1933 | #577 | 100 |
| 1934 | #539 | 119 |
| 1935 | #598 | 94 |
| 1936 | #586 | 97 |
| 1937 | #567 | 103 |
| 1938 | #622 | 91 |
| 1939 | #636 | 86 |
| 1940 | #626 | 90 |
| 1941 | #575 | 107 |
| 1942 | #611 | 106 |
| 1943 | #587 | 117 |
| 1944 | #575 | 114 |
| 1945 | #534 | 125 |
| 1946 | #545 | 137 |
| 1947 | #518 | 171 |
| 1948 | #442 | 225 |
| 1949 | #486 | 185 |
| 1950 | #435 | 234 |
| 1951 | #410 | 277 |
| 1952 | #388 | 313 |
| 1953 | #385 | 328 |
| 1954 | #339 | 441 |
| 1955 | #347 | 433 |
| 1956 | #334 | 496 |
| 1957 | #320 | 571 |
| 1958 | #334 | 529 |
| 1959 | #317 | 602 |
| 1960 | #299 | 664 |
| 1961 | #297 | 669 |
| 1962 | #294 | 696 |
| 1963 | #309 | 647 |
| 1964 | #300 | 697 |
| 1965 | #278 | 722 |
| 1966 | #262 | 766 |
| 1967 | #259 | 772 |
| 1968 | #248 | 833 |
| 1969 | #241 | 938 |
| 1970 | #229 | 1,035 |
| 1971 | #236 | 1,001 |
| 1972 | #225 | 955 |
| 1973 | #206 | 1,049 |
| 1974 | #198 | 1,111 |
| 1975 | #201 | 1,092 |
| 1976 | #197 | 1,139 |
| 1977 | #189 | 1,244 |
| 1978 | #189 | 1,249 |
| 1979 | #185 | 1,304 |
| 1980 | #172 | 1,418 |
| 1981 | #194 | 1,300 |
| 1982 | #181 | 1,442 |
| 1983 | #185 | 1,349 |
| 1984 | #179 | 1,418 |
| 1985 | #172 | 1,561 |
| 1986 | #163 | 1,651 |
| 1987 | #165 | 1,654 |
| 1988 | #151 | 1,828 |
| 1989 | #140 | 2,176 |
| 1990 | #133 | 2,406 |
| 1991 | #123 | 2,685 |
| 1992 | #114 | 3,049 |
| 1993 | #115 | 3,036 |
| 1994 | #104 | 3,477 |
| 1995 | #101 | 3,734 |
| 1996 | #102 | 3,912 |
| 1997 | #86 | 4,514 |
| 1998 | #81 | 4,772 |
| 1999 | #73 | 5,402 |
| 2000 | #67 | 6,306 |
| 2001 | #58 | 6,978 |
| 2002 | #49 | 8,192 |
| 2003 | #47 | 9,161 |
| 2004 | #44 | 9,516 |
| 2005 | #32 | 10,993 |
| 2006 | #31 | 11,602 |
| 2007 | #34 | 11,376 |
| 2008 | #36 | 10,356 |
| 2009 | #37 | 9,851 |
| 2010 | #42 | 8,776 |
| 2011 | #52 | 7,536 |
| 2012 | #57 | 7,024 |
| 2013 | #67 | 6,369 |
| 2014 | #67 | 6,313 |
| 2015 | #64 | 6,114 |
| 2016 | #70 | 5,561 |
| 2017 | #71 | 5,274 |
| 2018 | #72 | 5,064 |
| 2019 | #73 | 4,914 |
| 2020 | #76 | 4,524 |
| 2021 | #67 | 4,716 |
| 2022 | #62 | 5,098 |
| 2023 | #63 | 4,890 |
| 2024 | #63 | 4,964 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 |
| 1950 | #1,333 | 47 |
| 1960 | #613 | 267 |
| 1970 | #270 | 1,108 |
| 1980 | #169 | 1,687 |
| 1990 | #174 | 1,662 |
| 2000 | #119 | 2,833 |
| 2001 | #104 | 3,080 |
| 2010 | #194 | 1,610 |
| 2020 | #439 | 700 |
| 2024 | #498 | 613 |
All 117 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 |
| 1922 | #2,779 | 12 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 |
| 1931 | #1,875 | 18 |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 |
| 1939 | #1,684 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 |
| 1941 | #1,166 | 41 |
| 1942 | #1,472 | 31 |
| 1943 | #1,305 | 39 |
| 1944 | #1,455 | 31 |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 |
| 1946 | #1,393 | 39 |
| 1947 | #1,438 | 42 |
| 1948 | #1,250 | 53 |
| 1949 | #1,265 | 52 |
| 1950 | #1,333 | 47 |
| 1951 | #1,239 | 56 |
| 1952 | #1,297 | 54 |
| 1953 | #1,137 | 72 |
| 1954 | #1,020 | 92 |
| 1955 | #1,020 | 97 |
| 1956 | #903 | 123 |
| 1957 | #846 | 144 |
| 1958 | #717 | 189 |
| 1959 | #677 | 218 |
| 1960 | #613 | 267 |
| 1961 | #395 | 596 |
| 1962 | #453 | 450 |
| 1963 | #476 | 411 |
| 1964 | #472 | 424 |
| 1965 | #474 | 401 |
| 1966 | #446 | 438 |
| 1967 | #475 | 399 |
| 1968 | #416 | 504 |
| 1969 | #360 | 641 |
| 1970 | #270 | 1,108 |
| 1971 | #201 | 1,489 |
| 1972 | #145 | 1,945 |
| 1973 | #153 | 1,815 |
| 1974 | #183 | 1,450 |
| 1975 | #166 | 1,598 |
| 1976 | #156 | 1,642 |
| 1977 | #133 | 2,136 |
| 1978 | #141 | 1,935 |
| 1979 | #164 | 1,697 |
| 1980 | #169 | 1,687 |
| 1981 | #157 | 1,815 |
| 1982 | #166 | 1,744 |
| 1983 | #174 | 1,576 |
| 1984 | #162 | 1,685 |
| 1985 | #161 | 1,781 |
| 1986 | #171 | 1,583 |
| 1987 | #192 | 1,445 |
| 1988 | #166 | 1,704 |
| 1989 | #167 | 1,716 |
| 1990 | #174 | 1,662 |
| 1991 | #159 | 1,835 |
| 1992 | #180 | 1,696 |
| 1993 | #178 | 1,633 |
| 1994 | #176 | 1,674 |
| 1995 | #175 | 1,733 |
| 1996 | #162 | 1,939 |
| 1997 | #144 | 2,214 |
| 1998 | #138 | 2,384 |
| 1999 | #121 | 2,731 |
| 2000 | #119 | 2,833 |
| 2001 | #104 | 3,080 |
| 2002 | #109 | 3,100 |
| 2003 | #119 | 2,891 |
| 2004 | #127 | 2,614 |
| 2005 | #143 | 2,389 |
| 2006 | #159 | 2,226 |
| 2007 | #152 | 2,302 |
| 2008 | #159 | 2,127 |
| 2009 | #177 | 1,882 |
| 2010 | #194 | 1,610 |
| 2011 | #212 | 1,478 |
| 2012 | #226 | 1,408 |
| 2013 | #263 | 1,227 |
| 2014 | #274 | 1,202 |
| 2015 | #284 | 1,123 |
| 2016 | #321 | 1,017 |
| 2017 | #348 | 929 |
| 2018 | #368 | 855 |
| 2019 | #393 | 786 |
| 2020 | #439 | 700 |
| 2021 | #481 | 651 |
| 2022 | #515 | 605 |
| 2023 | #515 | 589 |
| 2024 | #498 | 613 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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