Angel

Given to 366,174 US babies since 1888

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#546
recorded as girls
#67
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
5,308
girls 551 · boys 4,757
Peak year
2006
11,602 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
366,174
since 1888

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Angel was most popular in 2006, when 11,602 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,757 babies were named Angel, ranking #67 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2006 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Angel was most popular in 2006, when 11,602 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,757 babies were named Angel, ranking #67 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.024681880192019602000Peak 2006 (boys)

Angel was most popular in 2006, when 11,602 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,757 babies were named Angel, ranking #67 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 551 546 4,757 67
2024 621 495 4,983 63
2023 589 515 4,900 62
2022 608 515 5,105 62
2021 651 482 4,718 67
2020 704 436 4,527 76
2019 787 393 4,917 73
2018 855 368 5,065 72
2017 931 348 5,278 71
2016 1,018 321 5,564 70
2015 1,123 284 6,116 64
2014 1,202 274 6,314 67
2013 1,228 263 6,369 67
2012 1,408 226 7,024 57
2011 1,478 212 7,536 52
2010 1,612 193 8,776 42
2009 1,882 177 9,853 37
2008 2,127 159 10,357 36
2007 2,302 152 11,376 34
2006 2,226 159 11,602 31
2005 2,389 143 10,993 32
2004 2,614 127 9,516 44
2003 2,892 119 9,161 47
2002 3,100 109 8,192 49
2001 3,080 104 6,978 58
2000 2,833 119 6,306 67
1999 2,731 121 5,402 73
1998 2,384 138 4,772 81
1997 2,214 144 4,514 86
1996 1,939 162 3,913 102
1995 1,733 175 3,734 101
1994 1,674 176 3,477 104
1993 1,633 178 3,037 115
1992 1,696 180 3,049 114
1991 1,835 159 2,685 123
1990 1,662 174 2,407 133
1989 1,716 167 2,176 140
1988 1,704 166 1,828 151
1987 1,445 192 1,655 165
1986 1,583 171 1,651 163
1985 1,781 161 1,561 172
1984 1,685 162 1,418 179
1983 1,576 174 1,349 185
1982 1,744 166 1,442 181
1981 1,815 157 1,299 194
1980 1,687 169 1,419 172
1979 1,697 164 1,303 185
1978 1,935 141 1,249 189
1977 2,136 133 1,244 189
1976 1,642 156 1,139 197
1975 1,597 166 1,092 201
1974 1,449 183 1,111 198
1973 1,815 152 1,049 206
1972 1,946 145 954 225
1971 1,489 201 1,002 235
1970 1,108 270 1,035 229
1969 641 360 938 241
1968 504 416 833 248
1967 399 475 772 259
1966 438 446 766 262
1965 401 474 721 279
1964 424 472 697 300
1963 411 476 648 308
1962 450 453 696 294
1961 596 395 669 297
1960 268 610 664 299
1959 217 681 602 317
1958 189 717 529 334
1957 144 846 571 320
1956 123 903 496 334
1955 97 1020 433 347
1954 92 1020 441 339
1953 72 1137 328 385
1952 54 1297 313 388
1951 56 1239 277 410
1950 47 1333 234 435
1949 52 1265 185 486
1948 53 1250 225 442
1947 42 1438 171 518
1946 39 1394 137 545
1945 24 1699 125 533
1944 31 1455 114 575
1943 39 1305 117 587
1942 31 1471 106 611
1941 41 1166 107 575
1940 19 1845 90 626
1939 21 1684 86 636
1938 15 2113 91 622
1937 12 2448 103 567
1936 13 2263 97 586
1935 15 2095 94 598
1934 14 2187 119 539
1933 14 2161 100 577
1932 20 1754 125 515
1931 18 1876 107 570
1930 21 1748 166 459
1929 13 2437 131 512
1928 19 1961 136 517
1927 20 1935 131 536
1926 19 1997 130 533
1925 19 2018 122 559
1924 20 1992 112 603
1923 18 2091 82 718
1922 12 2780 90 686
1921 17 2195 70 814
1920 12 2731 85 699
1919 10 3005 70 774
1918 8 3512 55 894
1917 11 2693 55 860
1916 15 2133 63 771
1915 10 2688 30 1181
1914 7 2876 37 898
1913 7 2540 30 897
1912 8 2144 26 876
1911 <5 — 12 982
1910 <5 — 13 859
1909 6 1957 10 951
1908 7 1676 9 946
1907 6 1821 9 930
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1900 <5 — 6 1162
1899 <5 — 7 857
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1896 <5 — 5 1101
1895 <5 — <5 —
1894 5 1485 <5 —
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1891 <5 — 5 963
1890 <5 — 5 994
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — 8 755

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Other spellings

Angelle · 1,917 Angele · 1,546 Angelee · 1,359 Angell · 636 Angellee · 111

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Where Angel is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 27% · boys 73% across all years