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Angel

“Angel” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #67 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Angel has appeared in US records since 1888 — best rank #31 (2006) · 265,886 babies named Angel all-time · 1 in 360 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #20 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #37 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Angels

• Angel Gomes — English association football player (born 2000)
• Angel Mena Pedroza — Ecuadorian Footballer
• Angel Haze — American rapper and singer
• Angel Wagenstein — Bulgarian film director (1922–2023)
• Angel Lagdameo — Catholic archbishop

In stories & tradition

• Angel Moroni — Book of Mormon character
• Angel — Angel · Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Angel of Portugal — guardian angel

What Angels become

Among 1,036 notable people named Angel:

Entertainers appear 1.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Angel Haze, American rapper and singer.

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