Angel
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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.
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Famous People Named Angel
- Angel Leonie CoulbyEnglish actress
- Angel Lajuane McCoughtryAmerican basketball player
- Angel OlsenAmerican singer/songwriter
- Angel Marie FaithAmerican R&B singer of group No Secrets
- Angel Katherine Reece aka Hailey HatredAmerican pro wrestler
- Angelina Myers "Angel" MartinoAmerican Olympic swimmer
- Angel KellyAmerican 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
- Angelcharacter in Borderlands and Borderlands 2
- Angelfrom the James Patterson series "Maximum Ride"
- Angelplayable character in One Must Fall: 2097
- Angel Starrcharacter from "Ace Attorney"
- Angel Dynamitecharacter in "Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated"
- Angelcharacter in "Lady and the Tramp 2"
- Angel BunnyFluttershy's pet bunny in "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
- "Alita: Battle Angel" film and manga
- Angel Brightcharacter in "Little Darlings"
- Angelcharacter in the 2019 Film "Hustlers" played by Stormi Maya