Angelo
Italian, from Latin angelus and Greek angelos, a messenger, which Christian writers used for heavenly messengers. The Italian surname Angelo comes from the same word.
Angelo in 2025
Angelo was given to 1,124 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 594th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,950 babies born.
The history of Angelo
Angelo reached its highest point in 2007, when 1,338 babies were given the name, ranking 522nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 347th, in 1921.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 86,956 babies have been named Angelo. Half of them were born before 1980, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Angelo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Angelo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 75 | 1,121 |
| 1890s | 156 | 1,074 |
| 1900s | 517 | 586 |
| 1910s | 6,081 | 353 |
| 1920s | 9,207 | 347 |
| 1930s | 5,138 | 420 |
| 1940s | 3,841 | 597 |
| 1950s | 5,805 | 613 |
| 1960s | 6,773 | 603 |
| 1970s | 5,696 | 668 |
| 1980s | 6,298 | 672 |
| 1990s | 8,030 | 614 |
| 2000s | 11,821 | 509 |
| 2010s | 10,934 | 569 |
| 2020s | 6,584 | 567 |
Where Angelo is heading
Angelo has fallen 7% over the past decade, from 1,207 babies in 2015 to 1,124 in 2025.
Names like Angelo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Angelo.