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The baby name Angel is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈeɪndʒəl/ (AYN-jəl); Spanish: /ˈaŋxel/ (AHN-hel).

Angel is Catalan, Greek in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Catalan, Greek
Pronunciation: English: /ˈeɪndʒəl/ (AYN-jəl); Spanish: /ˈaŋxel/ (AHN-hel)

What is the meaning of the name Angel ?

The baby name Angel is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈeɪndʒəl/ (AYN-jəl); Spanish: /ˈaŋxel/ (AHN-hel).

Angel is Catalan, Greek in Origin.

Angel derives from Greek Angelos “messenger,” via Latin Angelus, denoting the celestial messengers of God. Its religious aura made it a devotional favorite across Christian Europe, while in modern English it also carries a secular sense of sweetness or virtue. The name is unisex in English and many multicultural contexts.

In the Romance world, masculine Ángel (Spanish; Catalan Àngel; Galician Anxo) and Italian Angelo have been well established since the Middle Ages - think Angelo Poliziano - while feminine counterparts include Ángela/Angela and French Angèle. Further variants include Greek Angelos, French Angélique/Angeline, English Angelica, and Basque Aingeru (masc.); common diminutives are Angie and, in Spanish, Angelito. Usage today is strong in Spanish-speaking countries and the Philippines; in the United States, Angel ranks for both boys and girls, skewing male among Latinos. The core meaning remains “messenger,” by extension “heaven-sent” or “guardian.”

Angel has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Angel

Angel Coulby Actor · Born 1980 · United Kingdom Angel Coulby is best known for her role as Guinevere 'Gwen' in the popular BBC fantasy series Merlin. Born in 1980 in the United Kingdom, she has also appeared in shows like The Tunnel and Dancing on the Edge. Angel Olsen Musician · Born 1987 · United States Angel Olsen is a musician from the United States, best known for her unique blend of indie rock and folk music. She gained attention with her albums like 'Burn Your Fire for No Witness' and 'All Mirrors'. Her song 'Shut Up Kiss Me' is particularly popular among fans. Ángel Parra Musician · Born 1943 · France Ángel Parra was a Chilean musician known for his contributions to the Nueva Canción Chilena movement. He was the son of the famous folk singer Violeta Parra and gained recognition for his work with the group Los Parra. Some of his notable songs include 'Gracias a la Vida' and 'Volver a los 17'.

Celebrity babies named Angel

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Angel dos Santos Aveiro Georgina Rodríguez model ★★★★★ Cristiano Ronaldo association footballer ★★★★★
Angel Murphy Brown Melanie Brown singer ★★★★★ Eddie Murphy film director ★★★★★

Angel – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Ireland Boys 2011 #1 — 779
BD Girls 0 #2 5,137 8,413
BD 0 #4 831 5,992
PR Boys 0 #4 1,298 2,508
TM 0 #4 1 66
FJ 0 #6 1 374
PH Girls 0 #6 1,370 13,098
PR 0 #6 92 1,497
EC Boys 0 #7 1,513 3,322
MO Girls 0 #7 559 7,056
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
HN Boys 0 #9 58 749
MX Boys 0 #10 72,212 16,355
BG Boys 0 #11 1,270 3,850
EC 0 #11 191 2,502
MV Girls 0 #11 31 2,021
SV 0 #11 1 283
HK Girls 0 #12 4,540 16,104
PA Boys 0 #12 5,914 9,305
HN 0 #13 10 704
KR Girls 0 #14 2 572
GT Boys 0 #16 5,124 7,625
TW Girls 0 #16 599 8,139
BW 0 #17 3 960
PH 0 #17 87 5,607
SV Boys 0 #17 12 352
PE Boys 0 #18 22,018 14,506
TW 0 #18 92 4,523
Spain Boys 0 #19 45,272 5,610
MO 0 #19 34 2,706
BG 0 #20 68 1,799
BO Boys 0 #22 7,162 9,244
GT 0 #22 797 5,948
QA Girls 0 #22 634 15,378
BO 0 #24 901 6,868
KW Girls 0 #26 1,486 19,177
PA 0 #27 125 3,797
BN 0 #29 4 2,297
OM Girls 0 #29 896 15,987
IN Girls 0 #30 2,793 13,121
MX 0 #30 1,348 8,339
NA 0 #31 3 2,537
MD 0 #34 1 434
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
AE Girls 0 #36 1,250 20,968
AF Girls 0 #36 65 2,402
ID 0 #36 4 2,238
Spain 0 #40 1,709 2,326
AZ 0 #42 2 706
PE 0 #42 457 6,350
GE 0 #43 2 997
MU Girls 0 #43 993 8,539
BN Girls 0 #50 58 5,459
BW Girls 0 #50 110 4,216
IN 0 #52 19 2,963
AR Boys 0 #53 4,594 7,628
SG Girls 0 #54 1,689 18,916
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
CN 0 #57 29 3,857
New Zealand Girls 2008 #58 56 97
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
MY Girls 0 #59 4,058 24,821
HK 0 #61 491 8,483
United States Boys 2024 #62 4,964 7,044
CO Boys 0 #63 22,888 15,656
ZA Girls 0 #63 6,480 25,928
AF 0 #64 13 1,883
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
QA 0 #66 35 7,011
AZ Girls 0 #67 9 1,051
CL Boys 0 #72 7,883 13,390
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
UY Boys 0 #75 2,158 5,922
JM 0 #77 11 3,714
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
OM 0 #82 35 6,215
SA Girls 0 #84 2,935 25,931
ID Girls 0 #85 14 3,319
NG Girls 0 #89 3,698 15,093
CN Girls 0 #91 451 8,829
CY Girls 0 #91 31 3,755
MD Girls 0 #91 2 865
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
CR Boys 0 #95 1,311 10,188
KW 0 #95 22 5,216
GE Girls 0 #100 9 1,564
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
CY Boys 0 #114 16 3,473
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
NA Girls 0 #115 116 7,146
CR 0 #116 43 5,526
BN Boys 0 #121 13 6,332
AR 0 #123 64 2,915
JM Girls 0 #123 164 7,507
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
GR 0 #124 11 3,911
MU 0 #124 13 3,613
IQ 0 #125 9 3,533
LB 0 #129 1,299 13,263
AE 0 #130 48 10,220
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
Switzerland Boys 2024 #133 5 1,769
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
BW Boys 0 #134 16 4,685
JO 0 #136 5 2,158
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
MT Girls 0 #139 13 3,773
MY 0 #140 210 12,352
PR Girls 0 #141 21 3,171
UY 0 #142 36 2,477
CO 0 #148 650 7,768
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
PH Boys 0 #157 279 11,440
SG 0 #161 112 11,010
NG 0 #163 103 5,926
MT Boys 0 #165 12 4,064
BH 0 #166 526 17,937
CL 0 #168 342 6,867
HU Boys 0 #168 7 3,954
GH Girls 0 #170 195 6,973
Sweden Girls 2022 #175 5 1,568
RU 0 #175 15 3,641
Sweden Boys 2020 #176 2 1,548
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
SA 0 #187 109 10,560
Belgium Girls 2007 #191 24 407
AO Girls 0 #191 19 4,575
LT Girls 0 #194 7 1,904
MO Boys 0 #196 28 5,842
GH 0 #199 45 5,396
JO Girls 0 #201 136 7,570
JP Girls 0 #201 45 6,592
GR Girls 0 #204 39 6,293
BG Girls 0 #205 19 3,559
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
PL 0 #205 8 2,600
PS 0 #206 13 5,692
SI Boys 0 #206 6 3,402
Belgium Boys 2003 #208 19 420
AL Girls 0 #208 15 4,141
HU Girls 0 #210 14 3,308
GR Boys 0 #211 57 6,912
LU Boys 0 #212 9 4,970
TW Boys 0 #219 23 7,111
AO Boys 0 #225 18 5,568
EC Girls 0 #225 15 3,650
IR 0 #225 7 4,221
NA Boys 0 #225 11 6,830
KZ Girls 0 #227 100 5,862
RU Girls 0 #231 405 11,913
PT 0 #237 10 4,161
Canada Girls 2024 #239 47 2,795
IQ Girls 0 #246 308 11,303
HR Boys 0 #247 12 3,997
GH Boys 0 #251 97 8,138
ZA 0 #251 201 14,421
JP Boys 0 #252 46 7,909
IL 0 #253 22 6,291
BD Boys 0 #255 470 10,045
JM Boys 0 #260 13 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #261 46 2,588
KZ Boys 0 #266 24 6,578
AF Boys 0 #267 8 3,535
AL Boys 0 #273 26 5,122
CN Boys 0 #274 46 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #281 24 6,530
France Boys 2021 #285 105 2,865
PT Boys 0 #289 80 7,951
HR Girls 0 #290 5 3,687
DK Girls 0 #292 25 7,429
PL Girls 0 #300 55 5,096
SD Girls 0 #303 43 7,678
MU Boys 0 #311 47 8,477
DK Boys 0 #314 12 7,401
CZ Girls 0 #318 24 5,378
PL Boys 0 #320 16 6,459
BR 0 #324 22 5,969
Finland Girls 0 #329 63 1,368
EG 0 #335 66 6,387
YE 0 #343 39 8,639
NL 0 #351 41 2,481
PS Girls 0 #353 179 10,981
JO Boys 0 #356 22 7,057
CM Girls 0 #358 190 11,671
France Girls 2021 #359 47 3,185
LY 0 #367 172 12,703
CR Girls 0 #371 165 11,342
PA Girls 0 #381 102 9,861
PT Girls 0 #382 70 7,952
RU Boys 0 #387 119 12,621
GT Girls 0 #402 104 7,500
Austria Girls 0 #404 17 1,885
NL Girls 0 #404 756 5,933
Finland Boys 0 #409 19 2,041
United States Girls 2024 #414 613 8,487
Austria Boys 0 #414 29 2,180
IL Girls 0 #416 210 11,648
Germany 0 #419 19 2,542
EG Girls 0 #423 801 14,742
HK Boys 0 #423 105 12,905
SD Boys 0 #433 13 10,523
CO Girls 0 #438 1,129 16,140
MX Girls 0 #442 1,465 17,781
IR Girls 0 #447 84 8,334
UY Girls 0 #468 43 6,731
PS Boys 0 #490 59 10,655
AR Girls 0 #491 109 8,289
CM Boys 0 #493 58 12,054
IR Boys 0 #517 36 10,162
CL Girls 0 #522 366 14,098
BO Girls 0 #524 88 9,488
IL Boys 0 #526 82 10,983
NG Boys 0 #542 541 16,906
SY 0 #544 192 11,684
QA Boys 0 #558 150 18,093
SG Boys 0 #571 127 17,960
BR Girls 0 #588 402 12,708
Spain Girls 0 #588 444 5,561
KW Boys 0 #589 182 18,755
IQ Boys 0 #595 73 13,071
BR Boys 0 #602 151 12,213
IT 0 #614 101 4,183
NL Boys 0 #617 353 5,873
Finland Boys 2026 #657 26 3,552
PE Girls 0 #657 303 14,861
ZA Boys 0 #686 575 25,619
IT Boys 0 #697 994 10,046
TN 0 #698 132 13,765
Finland Girls 2026 #709 30 3,895
OM Boys 0 #709 173 17,948
Germany Girls 0 #746 93 4,949
Germany Boys 0 #765 188 5,697
EG Boys 0 #766 121 15,035
IN Boys 0 #809 194 16,750
AE Boys 0 #850 244 22,615
MY Boys 0 #862 251 25,439
SA Boys 0 #886 893 28,008
MA 0 #887 243 20,986
DZ 0 #1,060 117 20,130
IT Girls 0 #1,094 361 9,415
TR 0 #1,120 92 19,440

Angel is popular in 96 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Switzerland

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People also ask about Angel

Angel is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Angel is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: /ˈeɪndʒəl/ (AYN-jəl); Spanish: /ˈaŋxel/ (AHN-hel).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Angelo, Angela, Ángela, Angie, Angelica and Angelique.
Across languages, Angel has these equivalents: Angelos (Greek), Angelus (Latin), Ángel (Spanish), Ange (French), Angelo (Italian), and 3 more.
Yes, very popular — Angel ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Angel ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 3 notable people named Angel are in our database, including Angel Coulby (Actor), Angel Olsen (Musician), Ángel Parra (Musician).
Yes — at least 2 celebrity couples have chosen Angel for their child, including Georgina Rodríguez and Cristiano Ronaldo.