Boys' name · since 1990
Anjelo
163 babies named Anjelo in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,580 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anjelo is the #12580 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 163 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anjelo has been recorded 163 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #12580 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #14,192 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,580 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 163 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anjelo ranks #14,192 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,580 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 163 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,580 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anjelo's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Anjelo compares
163 34th percentile among 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
Anjelo's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anjelo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anjelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anjelo's full recorded timeline at 2009, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anjelo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Currently ranks #12580 among boys.
163 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 15 births in a single year.
Anjelo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (74 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Anjelo's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Anjelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 74 births (45% of all-time use).
Anjelo decade highlights
- Peak decade 74 births
- Runner-up 54 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Anjelo's data
- Anjelo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 20 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anjelo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Anjelo 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.
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