Boys' name · since 2007
Arcangel
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 252 babies named Arcangel, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arcangel currently ranks #8077 among boys' names in America, with 252 babies recorded since 2007.
Arcangel has 252 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8077 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #11,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,077 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 252 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arcangel ranks #11,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,077 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 252 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arcangel's 252 recorded births place it above 74.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arcangel compares
252 42nd 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
Arcangel's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arcangel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 252 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arcangel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arcangel splits its recorded history at 2016: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arcangel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Arcangel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (141 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Arcangel's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Arcangel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 141 births (56% of all-time use).
Arcangel by state
Where Arcangel concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 2.4% |
10 of 252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Arcangel's data
- Arcangel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arcangels (10 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 Arcangel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Arcangel 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.