Angel Name Popularity

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How popular is Angel?

In 2018 the popular name Angel, ranked the 72nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Angel has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #31 was reached in 2006 with 11,596 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Angel was less than 5, most recently in 1906.

Angel, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1916, 1917-1920, 1921-1924, 1927-1930, 1944-1957, 1966-1970, 1974-1980, and 1983-2006, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2007-2016.

Sometimes the name Angel has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Angel has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Angel for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Angel?

Angel's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Angel is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Angel (Girl)		Angel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		849	368	5,032	72
2017		920	350	5,257	71
2016		1,010	321	5,544	70
2015		1,119	284	6,100	64
2014		1,200	274	6,303	67
2013		1,222	265	6,363	67
2012		1,401	227	7,019	57
2011		1,475	212	7,530	52
2010		1,608	194	8,770	42
2009		1,880	177	9,849	37
2008		2,122	159	10,352	36
2007		2,295	152	11,369	34
2006		2,225	159	11,596	31
2005		2,386	143	10,985	32
2004		2,613	127	9,513	44
2003		2,888	119	9,157	47
2002		3,100	109	8,186	49
2001		3,080	104	6,976	58
2000		2,833	119	6,304	67
1999		2,731	121	5,402	73
1998		2,384	138	4,772	81
1997		2,214	144	4,514	86
1996		1,939	162	3,912	102
1995		1,733	175	3,734	101
1994		1,674	176	3,476	104
1993		1,633	178	3,037	115
1992		1,696	180	3,049	114
1991		1,834	160	2,685	123
1990		1,662	174	2,406	133
1989		1,716	167	2,175	140
1988		1,704	166	1,828	151
1987		1,445	192	1,654	164
1986		1,583	171	1,650	163
1985		1,781	161	1,559	173
1984		1,685	163	1,417	179
1983		1,575	174	1,348	185
1982		1,745	166	1,443	181
1981		1,815	156	1,300	194
1980		1,691	169	1,420	172
1979		1,698	164	1,305	185
1978		1,935	141	1,248	189
1977		2,137	133	1,244	188
1976		1,642	156	1,141	197
1975		1,598	166	1,094	201
1974		1,450	183	1,110	198
1973		1,815	153	1,048	206
1972		1,944	145	958	225
1971		1,489	201	1,000	236
1970		1,109	270	1,035	229
1969		640	361	938	241
1968		504	416	832	248
1967		400	474	773	258
1966		438	446	766	262
1965		402	474	722	279
1964		423	472	697	299
1963		411	476	649	308
1962		450	453	693	296
1961		596	395	668	298
1960		268	611	662	300
1959		217	681	603	317
1958		188	718	532	334
1957		146	842	566	322
1956		123	904	497	334
1955		97	1,020	433	348
1954		92	1,022	439	340
1953		72	1,138	331	381
1952		54	1,298	312	388
1951		56	1,240	277	410
1950		47	1,332	234	435
1949		53	1,251	185	486
1948		52	1,267	223	444
1947		42	1,438	171	518
1946		39	1,396	137	545
1945		24	1,699	125	534
1944		31	1,456	114	574
1943		39	1,305	117	587
1942		31	1,473	105	616
1941		41	1,166	108	571
1940		19	1,846	90	626
1939		21	1,685	86	635
1938		14	2,229	91	622
1937		13	2,322	103	567
1936		13	2,266	97	586
1935		15	2,102	94	598
1934		14	2,193	119	539
1933		14	2,165	100	576
1932		20	1,757	125	515
1931		18	1,878	107	569
1930		21	1,750	166	459
1929		13	2,439	131	512
1928		19	1,962	136	517
1927		20	1,937	131	536
1926		19	2,004	130	533
1925		19	2,024	122	559
1924		20	1,994	112	603
1923		18	2,092	82	718
1922		12	2,782	90	686
1921		17	2,200	70	815
1920		12	2,736	85	699
1919		10	3,018	70	775
1918		8	3,527	55	894
1917		11	2,705	55	860
1916		15	2,137	63	772
1915		10	2,700	30	1,182
1914		7	2,898	37	899
1913		7	2,552	30	898
1912		8	2,163	26	876
1911		< 5	--	12	983
1910		< 5	--	13	862
1909		6	1,972	10	952
1908		7	1,685	9	949
1907		6	1,837	9	933
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	6	1,170
1899		< 5	--	7	860
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	5	1,111
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		5	1,502	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	5	976
1890		< 5	--	5	1,007
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	8	757
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.