US rank #7100 Boys' name Peak 2012 242 births

Arcangel — #7100 US boys' name

242 babies named Arcangel in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s322010s1412020s69
#7100
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Arcangel was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

25 babies were named Arcangel in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arcangel

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Arcangel between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arcangel currently holds the #7100 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arcangel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arcangel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Arcangel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arcangel 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 242 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.

Arcangel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

242

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2012

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,100

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arcangel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
25
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
051015202530 2024202120182015201220092007 5

Arcangel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
141 births that decade — 58% of Arcangel's all-time total
2000s322010s1412020s69

Arcangel by state

Where Arcangel concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Arcangel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 4.1%
#2 Texas
10 4.1%
#3 New York
6 2.5%
California share of Arcangel's total US births 4.1%
Even split

10 of 242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arcangel?
242 babies have been named Arcangel since 2007. It currently ranks #7100 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 25 births.
When was Arcangel most popular?
Arcangel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Arcangel most popular?
The top states for the name Arcangel are California (10 births), Texas (10 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Arcangel been used?
Arcangel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arcangel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Archie, Archer, Archibald, Arch, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2007–2024 (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.