Girls' name · since 1915

Ange

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 351 babies named Ange, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#14,595 of 72,339
all-time among girls
351
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade

Ange is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 351 have been recorded since 1915.

Ange has 351 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2022.

  • #14,595 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 351 born since 1915
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ange ranks #14,595 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 351 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.

#14,595 of 72,339
all-time among girls
351
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ange's 351 recorded births place it above 79.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ange's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ange's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ange popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
14
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
46810121416 191519351965197219802001200820182022 5

Ange popularity over time - boys

15 total births recorded since 1920 (Ange as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
5 192020072019 5

Ange by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (85 births, 24% of the file).

2000s was Ange's strongest decade.

85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Ange births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 85 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ange?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 351 babies named Ange. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,595 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 14 births.
Where does Ange sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ange ranks #14,595 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ange most popular?
Ange was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Ange been used?
The SSA has tracked Ange since 1915 -- 108 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Ange?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Angela, Angelina, Angel, Angelica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ange's data

  • Ange's decade-level peak was the 2000s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ange

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ange: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ange draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.