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Angel

Angel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“messenger”
Origin
Greek
Say it
AYN-jəl · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (28% girls, 72% boys since 1880)

From Greek angelos, 'messenger,' via the religious term angel. Used in Spanish as a masculine name and in English for both sexes.

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How popular is Angel?

20241,676 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Angel in 20245,577

2024 rank#63 boys

Peak year2006

Total US babies since 1880360,783

Angel has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Angel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Phoenixdark red · Greek
  • Onyxclaw; black gemstone · Greek
  • Oceanocean, great sea · Greek
  • Parisuncertain meaning · Greek
  • Cleoglory · Greek
  • IndigoIndian dye, indigo blue · Greek
  • Psalmsacred song · Greek
  • Zephyrwest wind · Greek

Angel questions

What does the name Angel mean?

Angel means "messenger". It comes from Greek. From Greek angelos, 'messenger,' via the religious term angel. Used in Spanish as a masculine name and in English for both sexes.

Is Angel a boy or girl name?

Angel is used for both: about 28% of US babies named Angel since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Angel?

5,577 US babies were named Angel in 2024. Its peak year was 2006.

How do you pronounce Angel?

Angel is usually pronounced AYN-jəl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.