Angel
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- AYN-jel
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #442 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #67 for boys
Angel is a name of Greek origin, meaning “messenger”. In 2025 it ranked 442nd for girls in the UK (100 babies) and 67th for boys in the US (4,757 babies).
What does Angel mean?
Greek: from the English word angel, via Latin
“messenger”
From Greek angelos, 'messenger', the root of the English word angel.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Angel a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Angel has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 100 girls and 21 boys in the UK and 551 girls and 4,757 boys in the US.
How popular is Angel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #442among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 100about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 100 girls in the UK were named Angel, making it the 442nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 416th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 562 girls. 21 boys were also named Angel in 2025 (1,372nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Angel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 98% of the babies named Angel in the UK in 1998, and 83% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 419th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Angel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #442 |
| 2024 | 96 | #467 |
| 2023 | 105 | #439 |
| 2022 | 105 | #447 |
| 2021 | 123 | #402 |
| 2020 | 114 | #416 |
| 2019 | 124 | #391 |
| 2018 | 152 | #338 |
| 2017 | 151 | #341 |
| 2016 | 182 | #302 |
| 2015 | 241 | #239 |
| 2014 | 292 | #204 |
| 2013 | 322 | #184 |
| 2012 | 427 | #151 |
| 2011 | 508 | #126 |
| 2010 | 470 | #136 |
| 2009 | 509 | #119 |
| 2008 | 553 | #114 |
| 2007 | 562 | #107 |
| 2006 | 505 | #118 |
| 2005 | 480 | #125 |
| 2004 | 413 | #144 |
| 2003 | 430 | #127 |
| 2002 | 326 | #154 |
| 2001 | 386 | #135 |
| 2000 | 327 | #157 |
| 1999 | 260 | #192 |
| 1998 | 196 | #239 |
| 1997 | 135 | #299 |
| 1996 | 101 | #373 |
How popular is Angel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #67among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4,757about 1 in 360 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4,757 boys in the US were named Angel, making it the 67th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 76th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11,602 boys. It first appears in the records in 1888. 551 girls were also named Angel in 2025 (546th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Angel in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10% of the babies named Angel in the US were girls.
Angel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,757 | #67 |
| 2024 | 4,983 | #63 |
| 2023 | 4,900 | #62 |
| 2022 | 5,105 | #62 |
| 2021 | 4,718 | #67 |
| 2020 | 4,527 | #76 |
| 2019 | 4,917 | #73 |
| 2018 | 5,065 | #72 |
| 2017 | 5,278 | #71 |
| 2016 | 5,564 | #70 |
| 2015 | 6,116 | #64 |
| 2014 | 6,314 | #67 |
| 2013 | 6,369 | #67 |
| 2012 | 7,024 | #57 |
| 2011 | 7,536 | #52 |
| 2010 | 8,776 | #42 |
| 2009 | 9,853 | #37 |
| 2008 | 10,357 | #36 |
| 2007 | 11,376 | #34 |
| 2006 | 11,602 | #31 |
| 2005 | 10,993 | #32 |
| 2004 | 9,516 | #44 |
| 2003 | 9,161 | #47 |
| 2002 | 8,192 | #49 |
| 2001 | 6,978 | #58 |
| 2000 | 6,306 | #67 |
| 1999 | 5,402 | #73 |
| 1998 | 4,772 | #81 |
| 1997 | 4,514 | #86 |
| 1996 | 3,913 | #102 |
| 1995 | 3,734 | #101 |
| 1994 | 3,477 | #104 |
| 1993 | 3,037 | #115 |
| 1992 | 3,049 | #114 |
| 1991 | 2,685 | #123 |
| 1990 | 2,407 | #133 |
| 1989 | 2,176 | #140 |
| 1988 | 1,828 | #151 |
| 1987 | 1,655 | #165 |
| 1986 | 1,651 | #163 |
| 1985 | 1,561 | #172 |
| 1984 | 1,418 | #179 |
| 1983 | 1,349 | #185 |
| 1982 | 1,442 | #181 |
| 1981 | 1,299 | #194 |
| 1980 | 1,419 | #172 |
| 1979 | 1,303 | #185 |
| 1978 | 1,249 | #189 |
| 1977 | 1,244 | #189 |
| 1976 | 1,139 | #197 |
| 1975 | 1,092 | #201 |
| 1974 | 1,111 | #198 |
| 1973 | 1,049 | #206 |
| 1972 | 954 | #225 |
| 1971 | 1,002 | #235 |
| 1970 | 1,035 | #229 |
| 1969 | 938 | #241 |
| 1968 | 833 | #248 |
| 1967 | 772 | #259 |
| 1966 | 766 | #262 |
| 1965 | 721 | #279 |
| 1964 | 697 | #300 |
| 1963 | 648 | #308 |
| 1962 | 696 | #294 |
| 1961 | 669 | #297 |
| 1960 | 664 | #299 |
| 1959 | 602 | #317 |
| 1958 | 529 | #334 |
| 1957 | 571 | #320 |
| 1956 | 496 | #334 |
| 1955 | 433 | #346 |
| 1954 | 441 | #338 |
| 1953 | 328 | #384 |
| 1952 | 313 | #387 |
| 1951 | 277 | #409 |
| 1950 | 234 | #434 |
| 1949 | 185 | #485 |
| 1948 | 225 | #442 |
| 1947 | 171 | #518 |
| 1946 | 137 | #545 |
| 1945 | 125 | #533 |
| 1944 | 114 | #575 |
| 1943 | 117 | #587 |
| 1942 | 106 | #611 |
| 1941 | 107 | #575 |
| 1940 | 90 | #626 |
| 1939 | 86 | #636 |
| 1938 | 91 | #622 |
| 1937 | 103 | #567 |
| 1936 | 97 | #586 |
| 1935 | 94 | #598 |
| 1934 | 119 | #539 |
| 1933 | 100 | #577 |
| 1932 | 125 | #515 |
| 1931 | 107 | #570 |
| 1930 | 166 | #459 |
| 1929 | 131 | #512 |
| 1928 | 136 | #517 |
| 1927 | 131 | #536 |
| 1926 | 130 | #533 |
| 1925 | 122 | #559 |
| 1924 | 112 | #603 |
| 1923 | 82 | #718 |
| 1922 | 90 | #686 |
| 1921 | 70 | #814 |
| 1920 | 85 | #699 |
| 1919 | 70 | #774 |
| 1918 | 55 | #894 |
| 1917 | 55 | #860 |
| 1916 | 63 | #771 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,181 |
| 1914 | 37 | #898 |
| 1913 | 30 | #897 |
| 1912 | 26 | #876 |
| 1911 | 12 | #981 |
| 1910 | 13 | #859 |
| 1909 | 10 | #951 |
| 1908 | 9 | #946 |
| 1907 | 9 | #929 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 7 | #856 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,100 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 5 | #994 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #755 |
Names like Angel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Angel
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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, “Angel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/angel, updated 20 October 2026.