Angell
The surname Angell may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Angell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The surname Angell may refer to:
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The Story of Angell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Angell as a girl name dates back to 1955, when 5 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Angell — #4,150 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Angell on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Angell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 478 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Angell as a boy name dates back to 1994, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Angell — #5,901 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Angell on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Angell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 158 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Angell
Angell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 478 births in the dataset. Angell's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #4,150. Use the chart and map above to compare Angell'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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