# Angus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/angus/  
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 | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | “one choice” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,751 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6,751 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,080, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".

## 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, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68 | 2,000 |
| 2012 | 84 | 1,776 |
| 2013 | 82 | 1,763 |
| 2014 | 108 | 1,492 |
| 2015 | 88 | 1,741 |
| 2016 | 76 | 1,921 |
| 2017 | 95 | 1,661 |
| 2018 | 84 | 1,809 |
| 2019 | 84 | 1,816 |
| 2020 | 70 | 2,026 |
| 2021 | 63 | 2,227 |
| 2022 | 86 | 1,854 |
| 2023 | 77 | 1,987 |
| 2024 | 69 | 2,136 |
| 2025 | 58 | 2,363 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 128 | 338 |
| 2012 | 98 | 408 |
| 2013 | 126 | 333 |
| 2014 | 108 | 378 |
| 2015 | 153 | 302 |
| 2016 | 127 | 365 |
| 2017 | 170 | 293 |
| 2018 | 164 | 297 |
| 2019 | 161 | 303 |
| 2020 | 113 | 377 |
| 2021 | 139 | 329 |
| 2022 | 137 | 322 |
| 2023 | 151 | 296 |
| 2024 | 136 | 323 |
| 2025 | 136 | 325 |

## In other languages

- Irish: Aonghas, Aonghus
- Polish: Angus
- Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas, Aonghus

## People named Angus

- Angus Young, Australian guitarist
- Angus Deaton, British microeconomist (born 1945)
- Angus King, American politician and lawyer (born 1944)
- Angus T. Jones, American actor
- Angus Cloud, American actor from California (1998–2023)
- Angus Scrimm, American actor (1926–2016)
- Angus McLaren, Australian actor
- Angus Wilson, British author (1913–1991)
- Angus MacLise, American musician and poet (1938–1979)
- Angus Sampson, Australian actor
- Angus Ogilvy, British businessman (1928-2004)
- James Angus Gillan, British colonial administrator (1885–1981)

## 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.