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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