Angel

Spanish and English
"angel, messenger"

Angel Origin and Meaning

The name Angel is a girl's name meaning "angel, messenger".

Angel is one of those names that has a very different trajectory for girls and boys. As a female name, it was most popular in the US from the 1970s until the turn of this century, almost breaking into the Top 100 at its peak in 2001 but then beginning a long slide down the list.

This may be partly because other forms of Angel -- Angela, Angie, Angelica, Angelina -- have dropped from favor too. Or it may be because of the crossover popularity of Angel for boys, partially inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

As a boys' name, Angel entered the Top 100 in 1997 and remains there today.

Spice Girl Melanie Brown named her daughter Angel Iris.

# 523 in the US

Angel Rank in US Top 1000

# 1730 on Nameberry

Angel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Angel Popularity

Famous People Named Angel

  • Angel Leonie Coulby
    English actress
  • Angel Lajuane McCoughtry
    American basketball player
  • Angel Olsen
    American singer/songwriter
  • Angel Marie Faith
    American R&B singer of group No Secrets
  • Angel Katherine Reece aka Hailey Hatred
    American pro wrestler
  • Angelina Myers "Angel" Martino
    American Olympic swimmer
  • Angel Kelly
    American adult film actress
  • Angel Iris Murphy Brown (b. 2007)
    daughter of singer Mel B and actor Eddie Murphy
  • Angel Harvey Hylton (b. 2008)
    daughter of Javine Hylton & MC Harvey
  • Nariyah Angel Solomon (b. 2009)
    octuplet of Nadya Suleman

Angel in Pop Culture

  • Angel
    character in Borderlands and Borderlands 2
  • Angel
    from the James Patterson series "Maximum Ride"
  • Angel
    playable character in One Must Fall: 2097
  • Angel Starr
    character from "Ace Attorney"
  • Angel Dynamite
    character in "Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated"
  • Angel
    character in "Lady and the Tramp 2"
  • Angel Bunny
    Fluttershy's pet bunny in "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
  • "Alita: Battle Angel
    " film and manga
  • Angel Bright
    character in "Little Darlings"
  • Angel
    character in the 2019 Film "Hustlers" played by Stormi Maya