unisex name

Angell

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 644

Angell is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 75% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2007, when 26 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1955.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Angell over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Angell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 5
1960s 41
1970s 104
1980s 96
1990s 110
2000s 200
2010s 70
2020s (to 2024) 10

How popular is Angell?

In 2024, Angell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Angell is used

France #4,981 5 in 2004
England & Wales #5,535 3 in 2005
United States #16,088 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Angell

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Angell also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Angell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Angell

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Angell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Angell

How popular is the name Angell?

In 2024, Angell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Angell a girl's or a boy's name?

Angell is used for both girls and boys. About 75% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Angell?

Angell has 2 syllables.

When was Angell most popular?

Angell peaked in 2007, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.