# Angelus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/angelus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “angel”, “angelus domini nuntiavit mariæ”, “the angel of the lord declared unto mary” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈænd͡ʒələs/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 399 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 374 / 25 (6% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 14, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* (given name): From Latin Angelus and its etymon Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “angel”). * (common noun): From the first word (angelus) of its Latin incipit, "Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ": "the Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary". Doublet of angel.

## What it means

Angelus is grouped under angel.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 | 2,998 |
| 1916 | 5 | 4,448 |
| 1943 | 5 | 4,720 |
| 1960 | 5 | 6,411 |
| 1963 | 5 | 6,628 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25 | 4,041 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7,107 |
| 2011 | 15 | 5,685 |
| 2012 | 13 | 6,330 |
| 2013 | 16 | 5,417 |
| 2014 | 14 | 6,010 |
| 2015 | 13 | 6,346 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8,886 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7,124 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,197 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,265 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,537 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8,354 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7,781 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8,303 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | 2,587 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3,849 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4,747 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Ангел

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.