Angel
Greek angelos, “messenger”; standard for men in Spanish and for women in English.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Angel first shows up in the national records in 1888. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1997 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2006, when 11,602 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 31 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 67 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 100,288 of the 366,174 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Angelle (1,917), Angele (1,546), Angle (1,279), Angell (636) (total births since 1880)
Explore Angel interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8 | No. 755 |
| 1890s | 22 | No. 857 |
| 1900s | 34 | No. 930 |
| 1910s | 391 | No. 771 |
| 1920s | 1,089 | No. 512 |
| 1930s | 1,088 | No. 459 |
| 1940s | 1,377 | No. 442 |
| 1950s | 4,224 | No. 317 |
| 1960s | 7,404 | No. 241 |
| 1970s | 11,178 | No. 185 |
| 1980s | 15,798 | No. 140 |
| 1990s | 36,990 | No. 73 |
| 2000s | 94,334 | No. 31 |
| 2010s | 62,959 | No. 42 |
| 2020s | 28,990 | No. 62 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.