Boys' name · peaked in 1914
Angelo name popularity since 1925
75,201 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Angelo (1.0% girls, 99.0% boys). Half of them were born in 1989 or earlier, so the typical Angelo is about 37 years old in 2026. Angelo peaked in 1914 as the #146 name for boys, and it ranked #304 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 75,201
- Named Angelo, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1914
- #146 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #304
- for boys in 2025 (1,124 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.0% boys
- 783 girls · 74,418 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.88× its national share
Peak year is the year Angelo 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.
Angelo births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Angelo peaked earlier, in 1914.
- Steepest fall: Between 1931 and 1936, Angelo's share of baby boys fell by 38%.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Angelo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Angelo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Angelo 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 | 44 | 4,237 | – |
| 1930s | 37 | 5,101 | #238 |
| 1940s | 11 | 3,830 | #351 |
| 1950s | 78 | 5,727 | #301 |
| 1960s | 196 | 6,577 | #291 |
| 1970s | 209 | 5,487 | #324 |
| 1980s | 133 | 6,165 | #318 |
| 1990s | 43 | 7,987 | #343 |
| 2000s | 26 | 11,795 | #257 |
| 2010s | 6 | 10,928 | #299 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6,584 | #304 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
23.9% of babies named Angelo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Angelo is most popular
The index compares Angelo'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 Angelo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.88× | 1,137 |
| New York | 2.69× | 14,543 |
| New Jersey | 2.63× | 5,172 |
| Rhode Island | 2.52× | 637 |
| Nevada | 2.39× | 608 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Angelo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Angelo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Angelo (1914).
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