U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
How to read the band

Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Angel

Angel is down from its peak but still widely used. All-time it's been given to 367,453 U.S. babies, the 108th most common name by sound today, peaking at 13,842 in 2006, with 5,308 in 2025.

By sound, Angel also includes the spellings Angle.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).