Angus

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Angus is an English language masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name Aonghas, which is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice". Short forms of the name include Gus, which may be lengthened to Gussie, and Irish Naos.

From Wikipedia

Angus first appears in the data in 1990 and has been recorded in 36 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 983 babies (rank #52 that year). In 2025 it was given to 314 boys (rank #62). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Angus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Angus yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

11,345
Total babies (all years)
36
Years in the data
983
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199086#93
1991105#94
1992136#90
1993166#80
1994151#86
1995211#66
1996241#61
1997223#65
1998271#57
1999306#48
2000324#47
2001320#48
2002337#42
2003346#42
2004319#45
2005338#43
2006221#45
2007205#46
2008466#30
2009393#37
2010325#45
2011297#53
2012314#51
2013272#62
2014309#61
2015804#65
2016983#52
2017343#70
2018359#67
2019468#64
2020335#67
2021246#63
2022248#57
2023220#63
2024343#56
2025314#62