Angus
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Angus is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “one strength”. In 2025 it ranked 220th for boys in the UK (253 babies) and 2,363rd for boys in the US (58 babies).
What does Angus mean?
Scottish: anglicised form of Gaelic Aonghas
“one strength”
From Gaelic aon, 'one', and gus, 'vigour'; Aengus is the Irish god of love and youth.
- Say it
- ANG-gus
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Is Angus a girl's or a boy's name?
Angus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 253 boys in the UK and 58 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Angus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 253about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 253 boys in the UK were named Angus, making it the 220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 245th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 355 boys.
Half of all the boys named Angus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 325th in England and Wales, 33rd in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.
Angus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 253 | #220 |
| 2024 | 245 | #227 |
| 2023 | 257 | #213 |
| 2022 | 240 | #229 |
| 2021 | 235 | #242 |
| 2020 | 222 | #245 |
| 2019 | 269 | #213 |
| 2018 | 283 | #211 |
| 2017 | 301 | #204 |
| 2016 | 254 | #240 |
| 2015 | 273 | #231 |
| 2014 | 219 | #265 |
| 2013 | 238 | #237 |
| 2012 | 194 | #270 |
| 2011 | 235 | #236 |
| 2010 | 247 | #229 |
| 2009 | 237 | #224 |
| 2008 | 250 | #211 |
| 2007 | 257 | #204 |
| 2006 | 304 | #178 |
| 2005 | 286 | #179 |
| 2004 | 227 | #192 |
| 2003 | 292 | #164 |
| 2002 | 320 | #147 |
| 2001 | 303 | #146 |
| 2000 | 351 | #132 |
| 1999 | 336 | #136 |
| 1998 | 355 | #133 |
| 1997 | 337 | #136 |
| 1996 | 315 | #139 |
How popular is Angus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,363among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 29,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 58 boys in the US were named Angus, making it the 2,363rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,024th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 126 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Angus than any year since 1992.
Half of all the boys named Angus in the US since 1880 were born between 1932 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Angus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2,363 |
| 2024 | 69 | #2,133 |
| 2023 | 77 | #1,985 |
| 2022 | 86 | #1,852 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,224 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,024 |
| 2019 | 84 | #1,816 |
| 2018 | 84 | #1,808 |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,661 |
| 2016 | 76 | #1,921 |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,740 |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,492 |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,762 |
| 2012 | 84 | #1,774 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 87 | #1,738 |
| 2009 | 112 | #1,487 |
| 2008 | 91 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 106 | #1,496 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,306 |
| 2005 | 99 | #1,470 |
| 2004 | 102 | #1,392 |
| 2003 | 109 | #1,290 |
| 2002 | 83 | #1,502 |
| 2001 | 119 | #1,158 |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,338 |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,280 |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,258 |
| 1997 | 92 | #1,248 |
| 1996 | 106 | #1,118 |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,322 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,379 |
| 1993 | 62 | #1,488 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,567 |
| 1991 | 61 | #1,446 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,007 |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,653 |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,810 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,789 |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,697 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,576 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,808 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,834 |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,823 |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,827 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,618 |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,653 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,535 |
| 1971 | 35 | #1,441 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,461 |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,463 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,286 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,579 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,434 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,278 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1961 | 27 | #1,551 |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,358 |
| 1959 | 38 | #1,264 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,676 |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,344 |
| 1956 | 34 | #1,316 |
| 1955 | 39 | #1,197 |
| 1954 | 39 | #1,199 |
| 1953 | 34 | #1,279 |
| 1952 | 36 | #1,226 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,294 |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,180 |
| 1949 | 40 | #1,109 |
| 1948 | 50 | #988 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,212 |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,075 |
| 1945 | 42 | #986 |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,135 |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,018 |
| 1942 | 37 | #1,119 |
| 1941 | 41 | #1,004 |
| 1940 | 41 | #1,007 |
| 1939 | 33 | #1,120 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,009 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,031 |
| 1936 | 32 | #1,169 |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,194 |
| 1934 | 45 | #942 |
| 1933 | 37 | #1,078 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,056 |
| 1931 | 52 | #887 |
| 1930 | 46 | #1,007 |
| 1929 | 45 | #1,010 |
| 1928 | 64 | #818 |
| 1927 | 69 | #799 |
| 1926 | 88 | #676 |
| 1925 | 63 | #835 |
| 1924 | 61 | #886 |
| 1923 | 72 | #777 |
| 1922 | 68 | #818 |
| 1921 | 69 | #825 |
| 1920 | 61 | #877 |
| 1919 | 72 | #760 |
| 1918 | 67 | #796 |
| 1917 | 54 | #864 |
| 1916 | 63 | #771 |
| 1915 | 72 | #681 |
| 1914 | 59 | #658 |
| 1913 | 38 | #759 |
| 1912 | 28 | #835 |
| 1911 | 23 | #644 |
| 1910 | 20 | #654 |
| 1909 | 20 | #590 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1907 | 11 | #814 |
| 1906 | 11 | #752 |
| 1905 | 11 | #741 |
| 1904 | 17 | #538 |
| 1903 | 13 | #619 |
| 1902 | 15 | #555 |
| 1901 | 9 | #727 |
| 1900 | 14 | #679 |
| 1899 | 17 | #457 |
| 1898 | 13 | #610 |
| 1897 | 15 | #515 |
| 1896 | 14 | #551 |
| 1895 | 15 | #529 |
| 1894 | 13 | #567 |
| 1893 | 10 | #650 |
| 1892 | 14 | #547 |
| 1891 | 11 | #564 |
| 1890 | 21 | #389 |
| 1889 | 14 | #498 |
| 1888 | 14 | #528 |
| 1887 | 16 | #420 |
| 1886 | 15 | #470 |
| 1885 | 14 | #498 |
| 1884 | 15 | #488 |
| 1883 | 17 | #433 |
| 1882 | 24 | #365 |
| 1881 | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | 17 | #425 |
Nicknames for Angus
- Gus 39 boys in the UK in 2025
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