boys' name ★ peaked 2007

Angelo

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #304 Trend ↑ Rising 13%
Rank 2025
#304
among boys · ↓18 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,124
named Angelo · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,520
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,338 babies
All-time total
86,956
#343 all-time among boys
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Angelo popularity over time

86,956 babies have been named Angelo since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 75 75 8 – #512
1890s – 156 156 16 +108% #411
1900s – 517 517 52 +231% #217
1910s 34 6,047 6,081 608 +1076% #146
1920s 77 9,130 9,207 921 +51% #148
1930s 37 5,101 5,138 514 -44% #190
1940s 11 3,830 3,841 384 -25% #281
1950s 78 5,727 5,805 581 +51% #281
1960s 196 6,577 6,773 677 +17% #275
1970s 209 5,487 5,696 570 -16% #318
1980s 133 6,165 6,298 630 +11% #316
1990s 43 7,987 8,030 803 +28% #303
2000s 26 11,795 11,821 1,182 +47% #257
2010s 6 10,928 10,934 1,093 -8% #290
2020s (to 2025) – 6,584 6,584 1,097 0% #286

Where Angelo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,148 0.67 #294
2027 1,169 0.68 #288
2028 1,187 0.69 #286
2029 1,202 0.70 #283
2030 1,216 0.71 #279

Where Angelo is most popular

Boys named Angelo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.640 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Angelo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 61 1.85 +189%
Rhode Island 25 1.53 +140%
Nevada 84 1.47 +130%
Connecticut 96 1.42 +122%
New Jersey 276 1.37 +114%
Illinois 319 1.25 +95%
New York 515 1.19 +86%
California 1,051 1.15 +80%
Florida 536 1.13 +77%
Arizona 169 1.03 +61%
Nebraska 38 0.874 +37%
Colorado 106 0.821 +28%
Pennsylvania 211 0.795 +24%
Massachusetts 100 0.727 +14%
Michigan 137 0.669 ≈ national
Texas 530 0.602 -6%
Washington 92 0.562 -12%
Virginia 103 0.543 -15%
Ohio 140 0.528 -17%
Iowa 36 0.522 -18%
Maryland 61 0.512 -20%
Wisconsin 59 0.498 -22%
Utah 46 0.482 -25%
Indiana 72 0.449 -30%
South Carolina 44 0.426 -33%
Oklahoma 37 0.418 -35%
Minnesota 48 0.391 -39%
North Carolina 95 0.372 -42%
Oregon 28 0.369 -42%
Georgia 90 0.355 -45%
Missouri 42 0.303 -53%
Idaho 12 0.293 -54%
Tennessee 50 0.277 -57%
Kansas 17 0.248 -61%
Kentucky 15 0.149 -77%
Louisiana 13 0.127 -80%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -88%
Alabama 5 0.046 -93%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Angelo

Angelo is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #304 in 2025 with 1,124 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 86,956 American babies have been named Angelo. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,338 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Angelo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Angelo?

The median living Angelo is about 27 years old; half are between 14 and 51. An estimated 61 thousand people named Angelo are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Angelo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 1,124 #304
2024 – – 1,173 #286
2023 – – 1,117 #299
2022 – – 1,068 #314
2021 – – 1,047 #316
2020 – – 1,055 #314
2019 – – 1,059 #317
2018 – – 1,013 #330
2017 – – 1,030 #333
2016 – – 1,049 #329
2015 – – 1,207 #299
2014 – – 1,105 #316
2013 – – 1,121 #308
2012 – – 1,066 #311
2011 6 #14,979 1,121 #298
2010 – – 1,157 #290
2009 5 #17,548 1,149 #286
2008 – – 1,201 #283
2007 – – 1,338 #259
2006 9 #11,518 1,314 #260
2005 – – 1,294 #257
2004 – – 1,218 #269
2003 6 #13,999 1,159 #270
2002 6 #13,747 1,085 #278
2001 – – 1,046 #286
2000 – – 991 #303
1995 – – 714 #343
1990 11 #7,335 739 #334
1985 18 #4,292 640 #318
1980 12 #5,563 601 #318
1975 21 #3,267 548 #324
1970 26 #2,710 594 #325
1965 24 #2,466 661 #291
1960 16 #3,096 663 #300
1955 8 #4,385 579 #301
1950 11 #3,240 437 #325
1945 6 #4,044 287 #351
1940 5 #4,385 395 #281
1935 6 #3,762 492 #238
1930 8 #3,359 727 #190
1925 5 #5,005 897 #168
1920 – – 922 #155
1915 7 #3,446 799 #149
1910 – – 135 #195
1905 – – 48 #285
1900 – – 27 #434
1895 – – 13 #580
1890 – – 12 #568
1885 – – 9 #643
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Angelo

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Angelo Badalamenti Angelo Badalamenti American composer (1937–2022) Contemporary
  2. 2 Angelo Dundee Angelo Dundee American boxing trainer (1921–2012) Contemporary
  3. 3 Angelo Peruzzi Angelo Peruzzi Italian footballer (born 1970) Contemporary
  4. 4 Angelo Sodano Angelo Sodano Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (1927–2022) Contemporary
  5. 5 Angelo Di Livio Angelo Di Livio Italian former footballer (born 1966) Contemporary
  6. 6 Angelo Scola Angelo Scola Italian Cardinal, philosopher and theologian b. 1941 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Angelo Schiavio Angelo Schiavio Italian footballer (1905–1990) Contemporary
  8. 8 Angelo Amato Angelo Amato Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church (1938–2024) Contemporary
  9. 9 Angelo Palombo Angelo Palombo Italian footballer (born 1981) Contemporary
  10. 10 Angelo Domenghini Angelo Domenghini Italian footballer and manager (born 1941) Contemporary
  11. 11 Angelo Branduardi Angelo Branduardi Italian singer and songwriter (born 1950) Contemporary
  12. 12 Angelo Iachino Angelo Iachino Italian admiral 1889–1976 · 19th century
  13. 13 Angelo De Donatis Angelo De Donatis Italian Catholic prelate (born 1954) Contemporary
  14. 14 Angelo Taylor Angelo Taylor American track and field athlete (born 1978) Contemporary
  15. 15 Angelo Secchi Angelo Secchi Italian priest and scientist (1818–1878) 19th century
  16. 16 Angelo Sormani Angelo Sormani Italian footballer (born 1939) Contemporary
  17. 17 Angelo Bagnasco Angelo Bagnasco Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church (born 1943) Contemporary
  18. 18 Angelo Comastri Angelo Comastri Italian prelate (born 1943) Contemporary
  19. 19 Angelo Anquilletti Angelo Anquilletti Italian footballer (1943–2015) Contemporary
  20. 20 Angelo Parisi French judoka (born 1953) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Angelo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Angelo?

The median living Angelo is about 27 years old. Half of all living Angelos are between 14 and 51 years old.

How many people named Angelo are alive today?

An estimated 61 thousand people named Angelo are alive in the United States, based on 86,956 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Angelo in 2025?

Angelo ranked #304 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,124 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Angelo?

86,956 babies have been named Angelo in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Angelo most popular?

Angelo peaked in 2007, when 1,338 newborns received the name.

Is Angelo a boy or girl name?

Angelo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Angelo rising or falling?

Angelo has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Angelo become more popular?

Angelo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,216 boys named Angelo in 2030, which would rank around #279. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Angelo?

Well-known people named Angelo include Angelo Badalamenti (composer), Angelo Dundee (religious figure), Angelo Peruzzi (soccer player).

Names like Angelo

Names that sound and feel close to Angelo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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