The baby name Engel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa_german': 'ˈɛŋəl', 'ipa_english': 'ˈɛŋɡəl / ˈɛndʒəl', 'respelling': 'EN-gel'}.
Engel is German in Origin.
The baby name Engel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa_german': 'ˈɛŋəl', 'ipa_english': 'ˈɛŋɡəl / ˈɛndʒəl', 'respelling': 'EN-gel'}.
Engel is German in Origin.
Engel is a Germanic given name meaning “angel,” from Old High German engil, a Christian-era borrowing of Latin angelus (Greek angelos “messenger”). It has been used in German and Dutch, where the common noun engel shares the same sense; in Yiddish and Scandinavian contexts it appears more often as a surname but informs given names and bynames.
Medieval records across the Holy Roman Empire and the Low Countries show Engel both as an independent male name and as a short form for compounds such as Engelbert and Engelhart. In the Frisian and Low German sphere, diminutives like Engelke occur; Dutch Engeltje functions as a feminine form. Close equivalents and cognates include Angel (English), Ángel (Spanish), Angelo (Italian), Anghel (Romanian), Anděl (Czech), and Anđeo/Anđelko (Croatian/Serbian). While now uncommon as a standalone given name, Engel persists regionally in Germany and the Netherlands and carries a bright, virtuous meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #136 | 3 | 3,797 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #176 | 3 | 2,508 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #209 | 10 | 4,970 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #229 | 9 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #336 | 10 | 7,678 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #392 | 3 | 2,886 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #399 | 8 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #426 | 9 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #439 | 7 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #457 | 31 | 10,188 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #459 | 16 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #463 | 19 | 9,305 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #478 | 27 | 11,303 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #506 | 5 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #518 | 23 | 11,671 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #521 | 15 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #532 | 19 | 12,054 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #575 | 12 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #617 | 6 | 9,244 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #621 | 11 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #635 | 31 | 13,390 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #701 | 28 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #705 | 135 | 4,949 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #772 | 15 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #813 | 39 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #818 | 12 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #828 | 51 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #872 | 80 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #877 | 44 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #880 | 103 | 16,355 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #909 | 22 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #909 | 27 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #912 | 41 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #922 | 34 | 5,933 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #937 | 23 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #981 | 14 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,037 | 105 | 25,928 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 14 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,091 | 38 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,136 | 41 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,196 | 16 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,376 | 96 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,392 | 55 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Engel is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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