Recorded 1960–1976 Girls' name Peak 1967 65 births

Angles — girls' name

65 babies named Angles in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s371970s28

The verdict

65 girls have been named Angles since 1960, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1976.

65
total births
1960–1976
years on record
1960s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Angles was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

8 babies were named Angles in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Angles

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Angles between 1960 and 1976, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Angles currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Angles performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Angles shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Angles in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 65 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Angles at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

65

Since 1960

17 years of records

Peak year

1967

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1960

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1976

Angles popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1960

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1967)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Angles by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
37 births that decade — 57% of Angles's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Angles?
65 babies have been named Angles since 1960. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1967 with 8 births.
When was Angles most popular?
Angles was most popular in the 1960s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Angles been used?
Angles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 17 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Angles?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.