Angelo
Angelo was the 304th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,124 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 146th; the most babies were born in 2007 (1,338). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5 places. More babies were named Angelo in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning angel, messenger · Italian, Greek
Say it AN-juh-loh /ˈændʒəloʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #304 boys, up 10 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,124boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20071,338 babies
- Total since 1880
- 86,956babies recorded
What does the name Angelo mean?
Angelo is Italian for "angel", from Latin angelus and Greek angelos, "messenger". DMNES records Angelus in Italy from the 1280s, and the Italian form Angelo is a doublet of English Angel. It was brought to the US by Italian immigrants. DMNES also lists the compound Michael-Angel, the Italian Michelangelo, which joins Angelo to Michele (Michael), as in the name of the Renaissance artist.
ἄγγελος (Ancient Greek, “messenger”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Angel, Ángel, Angela.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Angelo', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Angel', DMNES, Durham University
Angelo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 850 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #304 | 1,124 |
| 2020 | #314 | 1,055 |
| 2010 | #290 | 1,157 |
| 2000 | #303 | 991 |
| 1990 | #334 | 739 |
| 1980 | #318 | 601 |
| 1970 | #325 | 594 |
| 1960 | #300 | 663 |
| 1950 | #325 | 437 |
| 1940 | #281 | 395 |
| 1930 | #190 | 727 |
| 1920 | #155 | 922 |
| 1910 | #195 | 135 |
| 1900 | #434 | 27 |
| 1890 | #568 | 12 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Angelo, counting every spelling?
Angelo is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #309 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #304 for Angelo on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,137 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo | 1,124 | #304 | 5,529 |
| Angello | 13 | #6,472 | 64 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Angelo?
1,124 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Angelo (0.31 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Angelo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Angelo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Angelo?
About 58,800 people born in the US named Angelo are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 14 and 50. That makes Angelo mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Angelo by state
How common Angelo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (2.9×), Rhode Island (2.4×), Nevada (2.3×), Connecticut (2.2×), New Jersey (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Angelo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Angelo, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Angelo · Sibling names for Angelo
Questions about the name Angelo
What does Angelo mean?
Angelo means “angel, messenger” (Italian, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Angelo?
Angelo was the 304th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,124 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 146th; the most babies were born in 2007 (1,338). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5 places. More babies were named Angelo in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Angelo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Angelo in the US.
Where is Angelo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Angelo was most common in New Mexico (1.85 per 1,000 boys), followed by Rhode Island and Nevada.