Ange
- Gender
- Mostly girls
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- ANJ
- Origin
- Greek
Ange is a name of Greek origin, meaning “angel, messenger”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ange mean?
Greek: short form of Angela, or French ange 'angel'
“angel, messenger”
A short form of Angela; in French, ange is the word for angel, from Greek angelos.
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Is Ange a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ange has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Ange in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 girls.
Ange in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Ange in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Ange in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ange in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,793 |
Names like Ange
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kate Angie Grace Dulce Katherine Phoebe Sophia Alice Sophie Rose Anna Maggie
Names related to Ange
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Margot Luke Chloe Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Ange: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ange, updated 20 October 2026.