Angelin
Nils Peter Angelin was a Swedish paleontologist and professor at the University of Lund from 1865. He was also curator of the paleontology at the National Museum in Stockholm.
Meaning & Origin of Angelin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nils Peter Angelin was a Swedish paleontologist and professor at the University of Lund from 1865. He was also curator of the paleontology at the National Museum in Stockholm.
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The Story of Angelin
Angelin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 55 Angelins were born — ranking #3,124 that year. As of 2026, Angelin ranks #8,657 for baby girls with 10 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 644 Angelins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Angelin
Phonetically similar names — useful when Angelin is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Angolan
- Anglin
- Angouleme
- Pangolin
- Angeline
- Angling
- Angleton
- Dangling
- Angola
- Wrangling
- Jangling
- Mangling
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About the name Angelin
Angelin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 644 births in the dataset. Angelin's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,040. Use the chart and map above to compare Angelin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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