Unisex name · since 1999
Angelus
374 babies named Angelus in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,596 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 374
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Angelus currently ranks #8596 among unisex names in America, with 374 babies recorded since 1999.
Angelus has 374 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8596 as of the latest data, more common than 38% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #9,388 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,596 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 374 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angelus ranks #9,388 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,596 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 374 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,596 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 374
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Angelus's 374 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Angelus compares
374 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Angelus's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Angelus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 374 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Angelus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Angelus splits its recorded history at 2011: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Angelus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Angelus popularity over time - girls
25 total births recorded since 1912 (Angelus as girls' name)
Angelus by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (216 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Angelus's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Angelus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 216 births (58% of all-time use).
Angelus by state
Where Angelus concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.9% |
7 of 374 births nationwide.
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What to do with Angelus's data
- Angelus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Angeluss (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Angelus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Angelus 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.