How Many People Are Named Angel?
people named Angel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 971 people in the US has this name
Based on 366,174 babies named Angel in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
13,828 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Catalan form of Angelus (see ANGEL).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Angel, 27.5% were girls and 72.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 16.3% of the babies were girls then and 11.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Angel alive today is about 24 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Angel first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 2006, to 13,828 babies. In 2025, 5,308 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Angel never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #31, in 2006, and it was in the top 100 for 29 years, 1997 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #67. Among girls, its best rank was #104, in 2001.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #67 | #546 |
| Best rank | #31 (2006) | #104 (2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | 29 (1997 to 2025) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #43 in the 2000s | #134 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Angel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Angel were born in California than in any other state: about 84,556 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Angel was given 2 times as often in Arizona, 1.8 times in California and 1.8 times in New Mexico.
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