Angad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AN-gad
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,102 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,604 for boys
Angad is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Angad mean?
Sanskrit: used especially by Sikh families
Guru Nanak renamed his successor Lehna as Angad; he became the second Sikh Guru.
Is Angad a girl's or a boy's name?
Angad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 50 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Angad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,102among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Angad, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 31 boys.
Half of all the boys named Angad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.
Angad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,049 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Angad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,604among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Angad, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 64 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Angad in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Angad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,236 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
Names like Angad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Bodhi Arjan Arjun Luca Avyaan Aryan River Vihaan Shivansh Ayaan Atharv
More Sanskrit names
Maya Arya Lila Rohan Kali Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda India Avani Rudra Agastya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Angad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/angad, updated 20 October 2026.