Boy · #1,862 in 2026

Deangelo

Deangelo is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.

  • African American
Current Rank
#1,862
Peak Rank
#453 (1990)
Total Babies
12K
5-Yr Trend
-39%
1987
First Year
1989
Last Year
1988
Peak Year
#7692
Peak Rank
21
Total Count
3
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Deangelo

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Deangelo is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • African American

The Story of Deangelo

American parents first put Deangelo on the record books as a baby boy name in 1960, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 478 Deangelos were born — ranking #454 that year. About 28% of every Deangelo on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Deangelo ranks #1,862 for baby boys with 87 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Deangelo

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Deangelo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • D'Angelo

Names that sound like Deangelo

Phonetically similar names — useful when Deangelo is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • Tangelo
  • Hengelo
  • Dingle
  • Dingles
  • Dingel
  • Dingell
  • Dangle
  • Dongle
  • Dangles
  • Dunkel
  • Dangel
  • Dunkle

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Deangelo

What does the name Deangelo mean?
Deangelo is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
What is the origin of the name Deangelo?
Deangelo has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: African American.
How popular is Deangelo in 2026?
In 2026, Deangelo ranks #1,862 among boys' names in the U.S., with 87 babies given the name that year.
When was Deangelo most popular?
Deangelo reached its peak popularity in 1990, ranking #453 that year with 478 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Deangelo most popular?
Deangelo has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, Tennessee, Michigan. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Deangelo.
Is Deangelo a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Deangelo is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Deangelo?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Deangelo include Ransom, Verne, Hobert. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Deangelo?
Common variants and related forms of Deangelo include D'Angelo. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Deangelo

Deangelo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Deangelo's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #453. Use the chart and map above to compare Deangelo'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.