Angel is one of America's most popular baby names, ranked #97 in 2025.
Angel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #67 among boys (4,757) and #546 among girls (551) — overall #97 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,308 | 5,368 | #546 | #67 |
| 2024 | 5,604 | 5,661 | #496 | #63 |
| 2023 | 5,489 | 5,566 | #515 | #62 |
| 2022 | 5,713 | 5,791 | #515 | #62 |
| 2021 | 5,369 | 5,468 | #482 | #67 |
| 2020 | 5,231 | 5,328 | #436 | #76 |
| 2019 | 5,704 | 5,818 | #393 | #73 |
| 2018 | 5,920 | 6,046 | #369 | #72 |
| 2017 | 6,209 | 6,349 | #348 | #71 |
| 2016 | 6,582 | 6,787 | #321 | #70 |
| 2015 | 7,239 | 7,455 | #284 | #64 |
| 2014 | 7,516 | 7,773 | #274 | #67 |
| 2013 | 7,597 | 7,874 | #263 | #67 |
| 2012 | 8,432 | 8,796 | #226 | #57 |
| 2011 | 9,014 | 9,419 | #212 | #52 |
| 2010 | 10,388 | 10,899 | #193 | #42 |
| 2009 | 11,735 | 12,230 | #177 | #37 |
| 2008 | 12,484 | 13,040 | #159 | #36 |
| 2007 | 13,678 | 14,267 | #152 | #34 |
| 2006 | 13,828 | 14,468 | #159 | #31 |
| 2005 | 13,382 | 14,061 | #143 | #32 |
| 2004 | 12,130 | 12,869 | #127 | #44 |
| 2003 | 12,053 | 12,800 | #119 | #47 |
| 2002 | 11,292 | 12,020 | #109 | #49 |
| 2001 | 10,058 | 10,796 | #104 | #58 |
| 2000 | 9,139 | 9,966 | #119 | #67 |
| 1999 | 8,133 | 8,923 | #121 | #73 |
| 1998 | 7,156 | 7,990 | #138 | #81 |
| 1997 | 6,728 | — | #144 | #86 |
| 1996 | 5,852 | — | #162 | #102 |
| 1995 | 5,467 | — | #175 | #101 |
| 1994 | 5,151 | — | #176 | #104 |
| 1993 | 4,670 | — | #178 | #115 |
| 1992 | 4,745 | — | #180 | #114 |
| 1991 | 4,520 | — | #159 | #123 |
| 1990 | 4,069 | — | #174 | #133 |
| 1989 | 3,892 | — | #167 | #140 |
| 1988 | 3,532 | — | #166 | #151 |
| 1987 | 3,100 | — | #192 | #165 |
| 1986 | 3,234 | — | #171 | #163 |
| 1985 | 3,342 | — | #161 | #172 |
| 1984 | 3,103 | — | #162 | #179 |
| 1983 | 2,925 | — | #174 | #185 |
| 1982 | 3,186 | — | #166 | #181 |
| 1981 | 3,114 | — | #157 | #194 |
| 1980 | 3,106 | — | #169 | #172 |
| 1979 | 3,000 | — | #164 | #185 |
| 1978 | 3,184 | — | #141 | #189 |
| 1977 | 3,380 | — | #133 | #189 |
| 1976 | 2,781 | — | #156 | #197 |
| 1975 | 2,689 | — | #166 | #201 |
| 1974 | 2,560 | — | #183 | #198 |
| 1973 | 2,864 | — | #152 | #206 |
| 1972 | 2,900 | — | #145 | #225 |
| 1971 | 2,491 | — | #201 | #235 |
| 1970 | 2,143 | — | #270 | #229 |
| 1969 | 1,579 | — | #360 | #241 |
| 1968 | 1,337 | — | #416 | #248 |
| 1967 | 1,171 | — | #475 | #259 |
| 1966 | 1,204 | — | #446 | #262 |
| 1965 | 1,122 | — | #474 | #279 |
| 1964 | 1,121 | — | #472 | #300 |
| 1963 | 1,059 | — | #476 | #308 |
| 1962 | 1,146 | — | #453 | #294 |
| 1961 | 1,265 | — | #395 | #297 |
| 1960 | 932 | — | #610 | #299 |
| 1959 | 819 | — | #682 | #317 |
| 1958 | 718 | — | #717 | #334 |
| 1957 | 715 | — | #846 | #320 |
| 1956 | 619 | — | #903 | #334 |
| 1955 | 530 | — | #1,021 | #347 |
| 1954 | 533 | — | #1,021 | #339 |
| 1953 | 400 | — | #1,137 | #385 |
| 1952 | 367 | — | #1,298 | #388 |
| 1951 | 333 | — | #1,240 | #410 |
| 1950 | 281 | — | #1,333 | #435 |
| 1949 | 237 | — | #1,267 | #486 |
| 1948 | 278 | — | #1,250 | #442 |
| 1947 | 213 | — | #1,438 | #518 |
| 1946 | 176 | — | #1,396 | #545 |
| 1945 | 149 | — | #1,699 | #533 |
| 1944 | 145 | — | #1,456 | #575 |
| 1943 | 156 | — | #1,305 | #587 |
| 1942 | 137 | — | #1,474 | #611 |
| 1941 | 148 | — | #1,166 | #575 |
| 1940 | 109 | — | #1,846 | #626 |
| 1939 | 107 | — | #1,684 | #636 |
| 1938 | 106 | — | #2,116 | #622 |
| 1937 | 115 | — | #2,455 | #567 |
| 1936 | 110 | — | #2,266 | #586 |
| 1935 | 109 | — | #2,102 | #598 |
| 1934 | 133 | — | #2,193 | #539 |
| 1933 | 114 | — | #2,166 | #577 |
| 1932 | 145 | — | #1,757 | #515 |
| 1931 | 125 | — | #1,878 | #570 |
| 1930 | 187 | — | #1,750 | #459 |
| 1929 | 144 | — | #2,441 | #512 |
| 1928 | 155 | — | #1,962 | #517 |
| 1927 | 151 | — | #1,938 | #536 |
| 1926 | 149 | — | #2,004 | #533 |
| 1925 | 141 | — | #2,024 | #559 |
| 1924 | 132 | — | #1,994 | #603 |
| 1923 | 100 | — | #2,092 | #718 |
| 1922 | 102 | — | #2,783 | #686 |
| 1921 | 87 | — | #2,200 | #815 |
| 1920 | 97 | — | #2,736 | #699 |
| 1919 | 80 | — | #3,018 | #775 |
| 1918 | 63 | — | #3,527 | #894 |
| 1917 | 66 | — | #2,705 | #860 |
| 1916 | 78 | — | #2,137 | #772 |
| 1915 | 40 | — | #2,700 | #1,182 |
| 1914 | 44 | — | #2,898 | #899 |
| 1913 | 37 | — | #2,552 | #898 |
| 1912 | 34 | — | #2,162 | #876 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | — | #983 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #862 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | #1,972 | #952 |
| 1908 | 16 | — | #1,685 | #949 |
| 1907 | 15 | — | #1,837 | #933 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,170 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #860 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,502 | — |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #976 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #757 |