The first name Angelo
A boy’s name from Italian.
Pronounced /ˈæn.d͡ʒə.loʊ/ 3 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian Angelo. Doublet of Angel.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 69 boys were named Angelo, making it the 563rd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 80 births (#498).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Angelo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Angelo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,124 boys born in the United States were named Angelo, the 304th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 1,338 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.
Angelo in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Angelo in German and Italian too.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Angelo
66 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Angelo ScolaCardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop Emeritus of Milan, born 1941
- Angelo BadalamentiAmerican composer (1937–2022)
- Angelo BagnascoCatholic cardinal, born 1943
- Angelo SodanoCardinal of the Catholic Church, 1927–2022
- Angelo AmatoCardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1938–2024)
- Ángelo HenríquezChilean footballer, born 1994
- Angelo TaylorAmerican track and field athlete, born 1978
- Angelo ComastriCatholic cardinal, born 1943
- Angelo StillerGerman footballer, born 2001
- Angelo PreciadoEcuadorian association football player, born 1998
- ÂngeloBrazilian footballer, born 2004
- Ángelo SagalChilean association football player, born 1993
More Italian boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Angelo mean?
- Borrowed from Italian Angelo. Doublet of Angel.
- What is the origin of the name Angelo?
- Borrowed from Italian Angelo. Doublet of Angel.
- How popular is the name Angelo?
- In 2025, 69 boys born in England and Wales were named Angelo, ranking 563rd. Its peak was 2017, with 80 births.
- What are nicknames for Angelo?
- Common nicknames for Angelo include Ange.
- Is Angelo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 86,956 US babies named Angelo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Angelo most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 1,338 babies were named Angelo, its highest rank at 259th.
- How do you pronounce Angelo?
- Angelo is /ˈæn.d͡ʒə.loʊ/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Angelo?
- Angello, Angel and Angelus.
- Is Angelo also a surname?
- Yes. Angelo is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.