Boy · Name family
Angel
678,435births recorded
14Countries
4Variants
1941Peak · Argentina
#25Québec 2025
Angel is a boy name family recorded 678,435 times in 14 countries since 1881. It ranks highest today in Québec (#25 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1941, at 576.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Angelo (France, Italy, Ontario).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Angel
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | Spanish | 265,886 | 🇺🇸 United States | #67 | 2006 | ▼ 13 % |
| Angel | Spanish | 228,662 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #68 | 1941 | ▼ 8 % |
| Angel | Spanish | 33,713 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #36 | 2002 | – |
| Angel | Spanish | 8,620 | 🇫🇷 France | #640 | 2002 | ▼ 55 % |
| Angel | Spanish | 3,157 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #99 | 2002 | ▼ 23 % |
| Angel | Spanish | 437 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1307 | 2023 | ▲ 115 % |
| Angelo | Italian | 86,956 | 🇺🇸 United States | #304 | 1914 | ▲ 4 % |
| Angelo | Italian | 22,477 | 🇮🇹 Italy | – | 2001 | – |
| Angelo | Italian | 13,925 | 🇫🇷 France | #334 | 2010 | ▼ 35 % |
| Angelo | Italian | 5,753 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #530 | 2012 | ▲ 3 % |
| Angelo | Italian | 3,286 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #397 | 1971 | ▲ 20 % |
| Angelo | Italian | 1,514 | 🏴 England & Wales | #563 | 2025 | ▲ 43 % |
| Angello | English | 600 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6446 | 2009 | ▲ 3 % |
| Angello | English | 60 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2024 | – |
| Angello | English | 37 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2402 | 2005 | ▼ 10 % |
| Angelus | English | 399 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8243 | 2003 | ▼ 23 % |
| Angelus | English | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1914 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Angelo ↔ Angel — verified against linguistic sources
- Angel ↔ Angelus — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Angelo ↔ Angello — spelling variant
Questions about Angel
How popular is the name Angel?
In 2025 it ranked #25 in Québec. Official registers record 678,435 births across 14 countries.
What is Angel in other languages?
Angelo (Italian); Angello (English); Angelus (English).
When was Angel most popular?
It peaked in Argentina in 1941, at 576.4 births per 100,000.
Is Angel a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Angel is a boy name.