Angel

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A few things about Angel you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Angel

Angel Gomes

English association football player (born 2000)

Choose Angel and your child shares a first name with Angel Gomes, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Angel, like who?” Angel Gomes's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 359 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Angel, 4,757 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Angel.
• 📜HistoryAngel first shows up in US birth records in 1888, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 137 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2006, when it reached #31.
• 📍Where it's lovedAngel is the #18 boy name in 2 states, including Nevada, Texas and Texas. It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlAngel is given to both boys and girls: 90% of the 5,308 babies named Angel in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Angel means “messenger”. Our records link it to Greek, Latin and Mexican roots.
• 🌍OriginAngel is the #10 most popular Greek boy name in the US. That's out of 2,023 Greek boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Angel

Angel is a gender-neutral name of Greek, Latin and Mexican origin meaning “messenger”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-gel”. US birth records list Angel for boys from 1888 to 2025, in 125 of those 138 years. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked #31 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #67, with 4,757 babies. Of the 5,308 US babies named Angel in 2025, 10% were girls and 90% were boys.

Origin:Greek namesLatin namesMexican names