Boys' name · since 1881
Angelo
86,106 babies named Angelo in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #343 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #304 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 86,106
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Angelo is the #304 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 86,106 recorded since 1881.
Angelo has 86,106 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #304 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, 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 1881 to 2025.
- #343 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #304 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 86,106 born since 1881
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angelo ranks #343 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #304 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 86,106 born since 1881, peaking in the 2000s.
- #343 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #304 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 86,106
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Angelo's 86,106 recorded births place it above 99.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Angelo compares
86,106 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Angelo's all-time total is 233x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Angelo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 86,106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,338 | 34 | 22,252 |
Angelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Angelo's full recorded timeline at 1954, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 1,338 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Angelo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 1,338
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Angelo popularity over time - girls
850 total births recorded since 1915 (Angelo as girls' name)
Angelo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11,795 births, 14% of the file).
2000s was Angelo's strongest decade.
11,795 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Angelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 75
1880s
75 births
- 1890s 156
1890s
156 births
- 1900s 517
1900s
517 births
- 1910s
1910s
6,047 births
- 1920s
1920s
9,130 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,101 births
- 1940s 3,830
1940s
3,830 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,727 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,577 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,487 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,165 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,987 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,795 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,928 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,584 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11,795 births (14% of all-time use).
How Angelo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Angelo's total volume
Angelo by state
Where Angelo concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18,131 | 21.1% |
| #2 | California | | 10,349 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6,612 | 7.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 6,333 | 7.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5,363 | 6.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 3,581 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 3,094 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 3,049 | 3.5% |
18,131 of 86,106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Angelo appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Angelo's data
- Angelo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11,795 total births) through the 2020s (6,584) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Angelos (18,131 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Angelo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
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, 1881–2025 (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 Angelo 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.