How Many People Are Named Angus?
people named Angus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 78,625 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,751 babies named Angus in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
126 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of AONGHUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Angus in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Angus alive today is about 30 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 42 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Angus first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2006, to 126 babies. In 2025, 58 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Angus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #365, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #2,363.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,363 |
| Best rank | #365 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,407 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Angus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Angus were born in California than in any other state: about 437 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Angus was given 4.8 times as often in Washington, 2.9 times in New York and 2.3 times in California.
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