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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 82 babies (rank #312 that year). In 2024 it was given to 38 boys (rank #706). 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.

1,952
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
82
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
199148#431
199248#438
199336#506
199428#573
199569#368
199661#387
199782#312
199856#392
199969#341
200073#320
200172#332
200246#459
200370#332
200455#422
200557#417
200674#363
200769#413
200860#458
200974#401
201040#618
201154#504
201262#450
201361#470
201458#499
201561#471
201645#597
201757#502
201865#443
201969#425
202044#594
202155#522
202256#503
202340#660
202438#706