Dangel
Automobiles Dangel is a French specialist automobile company based in Sentheim, Alsace. It has produced 4x4 versions of Citroën and Peugeot vehicles since 1980. Its first conversion was the Peugeot 504 and since then Dangel has converted over 22,000 vehicles.
Meaning & Origin of Dangel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Automobiles Dangel is a French specialist automobile company based in Sentheim, Alsace. It has produced 4x4 versions of Citroën and Peugeot vehicles since 1980. Its first conversion was the Peugeot 504 and since then Dangel has converted over 22,000 vehicles.
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The Story of Dangel
As a girl name
Dangel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 5 Dangels were born — ranking #17,501 that year. As of 2026, Dangel ranks #16,866 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Dangels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dangel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2008, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 9 Dangels were born — ranking #8,078 that year. As of 2026, Dangel ranks #12,141 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Dangels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Dangel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dangel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dangle
- Dingle
- Dongle
- Dingel
- Dingell
- Dunkel
- Dinkle
- Dunkle
- Daigle
- Dinkel
- Dunckel
- Tingle
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dangel
Dangel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Dangel's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #8,078. Use the chart and map above to compare Dangel'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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