Angel
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning messenger of God.
How Angel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #64 |
| 2016 | #70 |
| 2017 | #71 |
| 2018 | #72 |
| 2019 | #72 |
| 2020 | #76 |
| 2021 | #67 |
| 2022 | #62 |
| 2023 | #63 |
| 2024 | #63 |
| 2025 | #67 |
Angel by the numbers
In 2025, 97 babies in England and Wales were named Angel. In the US, 6,157 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 11,596 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 190 American babies born that year was called Angel.
Names that come from Angel
Forms of Angel in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Angelymessenger of god; a respelling of Angel with -ly suffix97 in the US (2017)
- Mariangelbitter grace angel; combination of María and Ángel18 in the US (2017)
- Anguelmessenger; a form of Angel10 in the US (2017)
- Angelissemessenger or angel; an elaborated form of Angel9 in the US (2017)
- Angelitolittle angel; diminutive of Angel9 in the US (2017)
- Angeleighmessenger; a spelling variant of Angelique or Angel8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Angel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Angel
Names that are said the same way as Angel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Angel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a messenger
Like Angel, each of these has a messenger in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Malachimy messenger or my king2,514 in the US (2017)
- Angelinaangel; messenger; feminine form of Angelo1,550 in the US (2017)
- Angelamessenger, angel1,344 in the US (2017)
- Angelomessenger or angel; from angelos1,020 in the US (2017)
- Malakaimy messenger; variant of Malachi804 in the US (2017)
- Deaconmessenger; from diakonos575 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Angel
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