The first name Ange
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ænd͡ʒ/ 1 syllable Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Ange last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2003, with 5 births (#2,470).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ange with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ange at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 5 girls born in the United States were named Ange, the 15,505th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 14 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ange
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ange PostecoglouAustralian association football player and manager, born 1965
- Angelus of JerusalemChristian saint, 1185–1225
- Ange-François FariauFrench poet, 1747–1810
- Ange LecciaFrench artist and filmmaker (born 1952)
- Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de DamasFrench politician and general (1785-1862)
- Ange CapuozzoFrench-Italian rugby union player, born 1999
- Ange René Armand, baron de MackauFrench admiral (1788-1855)
- Jean-Pierre DarrasFrench actor (1927-1999)
Questions
- What does the name Ange mean?
- Shortening.
- How popular is the name Ange?
- In 2011, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Ange, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 2003, with 5 births.
- Is Ange a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 366 US babies named Ange since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ange most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 14 babies were named Ange, its highest rank at 8,568th.
- How do you pronounce Ange?
- Ange is /ænd͡ʒ/, one syllable.
- Is Ange also a surname?
- Yes. Ange is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.