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Ángel
Say it: AHN-hel
Meaning
From Greek angelos 'messenger'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 338,457 babies given this name since 1888
- At its height in 2006, about 1 in 177 boys
- 5,172 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Portuguese | Ângelo |
|---|---|
| Italian | Angelo |
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.