Angle
In geometry, an angle is formed by two lines that meet at a point. Each line is called a side of the angle, and the point they share is called the vertex of the angle. The term angle is used to denote both geometric figures and their size or magnitude as associated quantity.
Meaning & Origin of Angle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In geometry, an angle is formed by two lines that meet at a point. Each line is called a side of the angle, and the point they share is called the vertex of the angle. The term angle is used to denote both geometric figures and their size or magnitude as associated quantity.
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The Story of Angle
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Angle as a girl name dates back to 1945, when 5 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 52 newborns named Angle — #1,780 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Angle on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Angle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Angle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1958, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 10 births, good for #5,642 nationwide. About 28% of every Angle on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Angle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 130 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Angle
Angle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Angle's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #1,780. Use the chart and map above to compare Angle'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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