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Angel
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27% girls / 73% boys
Origin of the name
Angel comes from the Greek angelos, “messenger,” which gave the word “angel.”
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Where babies named Angel are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Angel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Angel is most common in Nevada (3.9 times), Arizona (3.8) and California (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Angel are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Angel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Angel is most common in New Mexico (2.2 times), Louisiana (2) and Georgia (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 19% | 81% |
| 1900s | 36% | 64% |
| 1910s | 16% | 84% |
| 1920s | 13% | 87% |
| 1930s | 13% | 87% |
| 1940s | 21% | 79% |
| 1950s | 21% | 79% |
| 1960s | 38% | 62% |
| 1970s | 60% | 40% |
| 1980s | 51% | 49% |
| 1990s | 35% | 65% |
| 2000s | 21% | 79% |
| 2010s | 16% | 84% |
| 2020s | 11% | 89% |