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Angel is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (22% of births). There have been 360,783 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 261,068 as boys and 99,715 as girls. Angel gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 2006 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	5,577
2023	5,479
2022	5,703
2021	5,367
2020	5,224
2019	5,700
2018	5,919
2017	6,203
2016	6,578
2015	7,237
2014	7,515
2013	7,596
2012	8,432
2011	9,014
2010	10,386
2009	11,733
2008	12,483
2007	13,678
2006	13,828
2005	13,382
2004	12,130
2003	12,052
2002	11,292
2001	10,058
2000	9,139
1999	8,133
1998	7,156
1997	6,728
1996	5,851
1995	5,467
1994	5,151
1993	4,669
1992	4,745
1991	4,520
1990	4,068
1989	3,892
1988	3,532
1987	3,099
1986	3,234
1985	3,342
1984	3,103
1983	2,925
1982	3,186
1981	3,115
1980	3,105
1979	3,001
1978	3,184
1977	3,380
1976	2,781
1975	2,690
1974	2,561
1973	2,864
1972	2,900
1971	2,490
1970	2,143
1969	1,579
1968	1,337
1967	1,171
1966	1,204
1965	1,123
1964	1,121
1963	1,058
1962	1,146
1961	1,265
1960	931
1959	820
1958	718
1957	715
1956	619
1955	530
1954	533
1953	400
1952	367
1951	333
1950	281
1949	237
1948	278
1947	213
1946	176
1945	149
1944	145
1943	156
1942	137
1941	148
1940	109
1939	107
1938	106
1937	115
1936	110
1935	109
1934	133
1933	114
1932	145
1931	125
1930	187
1929	144
1928	155
1927	151
1926	149
1925	141
1924	132
1923	100
1922	102
1921	87
1920	97
1919	80
1918	63
1917	66
1916	78
1915	40
1914	44
1913	37
1912	34
1911	12
1910	13
1909	16
1908	16
1907	15
1900	6
1899	7
1896	5
1894	5
1891	5
1890	5
1888	8