Mostly boys · peaked in 2006
Angel name popularity since 1925
365,101 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Angel (27.4% girls, 72.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Angel is about 22 years old in 2026. Angel peaked in 2006 as the #31 name for boys, and it ranked #67 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 365,101
- Named Angel, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #67
- for boys in 2025 (4,757 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 72.6% boys
- 100,109 girls · 264,992 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Angel made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Angel births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Angel both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1949 and 1954, Angel became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 9,590 baby boys to 1 in 4,620.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 201 to 1 in 304.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Angel's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Angel.
Decade by decade
Babies named Angel in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 90 | 650 | – |
| 1930s | 163 | 1,088 | #598 |
| 1940s | 371 | 1,377 | #533 |
| 1950s | 1,091 | 4,224 | #347 |
| 1960s | 4,532 | 7,404 | #279 |
| 1970s | 16,814 | 11,178 | #201 |
| 1980s | 16,736 | 15,798 | #172 |
| 1990s | 19,501 | 36,990 | #101 |
| 2000s | 25,445 | 94,334 | #32 |
| 2010s | 11,642 | 62,959 | #64 |
| 2020–25 | 3,724 | 28,990 | #67 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.5% of babies named Angel from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Angel is most popular
The index compares Angel's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Angel.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.08× | 4,006 |
| Arizona | 2.96× | 14,011 |
| California | 2.26× | 87,354 |
| Texas | 1.91× | 54,644 |
| New Mexico | 1.88× | 3,787 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Angel's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Angel.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Angel (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data