Meaning and history
This name comes from the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, derived from the name of the heavenly creature and ultimately from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning “messenger.” Saint Angelus was a 13th-century priest from Jerusalem. The name has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times.
20062006: 11,602 births, rank #31
2007: 11,376 births, rank #34
2008: 10,357 births, rank #36
2009: 9,853 births, rank #37
2010: 8,776 births, rank #42
20112011: 7,536 births, rank #52
2012: 7,024 births, rank #57
2013: 6,369 births, rank #67
2014: 6,314 births, rank #67
2015: 6,116 births, rank #64
20162016: 5,564 births, rank #70
2017: 5,278 births, rank #71
2018: 5,065 births, rank #72
2019: 4,917 births, rank #73
2020: 4,527 births, rank #76
20212021: 4,718 births, rank #67
2022: 5,105 births, rank #62
2023: 4,900 births, rank #62
2024: 4,983 births, rank #63
20252025: 4,757 births, rank #67
Angel has unusual staying power. It appears in the US records as early as 1888 and still ranks #67 for boys in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2006, with 11,602 births.