Angelo

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Angelo is an Italian masculine given name and surname meaning "angel", or "messenger".

From Wikipedia

Angelo first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 143 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 1,338 babies (rank #259 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,170 boys (rank #286). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Angelo

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

85,825

Total babies (all years)

143

Years in the data

1,338

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Angelo

Angelo Scolauniversity teacher · b. 1941
Angelo Ogbonnaassociation football player · b. 1988
Angelo Peruzziassociation football player · b. 1970
Angelo Secchiphysicist · b. 1818
Angelo Badalamentirecording artist · b. 1937

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	5	#870
1882	8	#698
1884	10	#613
1885	9	#643
1886	13	#512
1887	8	#687
1888	9	#705
1889	13	#526
1890	12	#568
1891	9	#642
1892	13	#572
1893	16	#459
1894	19	#442
1895	13	#580
1896	13	#596
1897	21	#411
1898	21	#436
1899	19	#425
1900	27	#434
1901	33	#310
1902	36	#326
1903	38	#304
1904	41	#306
1905	48	#285
1906	56	#263
1907	58	#273
1908	82	#230
1909	98	#217
1910	135	#195
1911	181	#174
1912	384	#155
1913	478	#153
1914	643	#146
1915	799	#149
1916	864	#146
1917	856	#152
1918	864	#162
1919	843	#161
1920	922	#155
1921	1,044	#148
1922	978	#161
1923	990	#157
1924	959	#165
1925	897	#168
1926	840	#172
1927	893	#168
1928	811	#177
1929	796	#176
1930	727	#190
1931	671	#194
1932	607	#209
1933	521	#220
1934	494	#233
1935	492	#238
1936	406	#268
1937	414	#266
1938	375	#284
1939	394	#278
1940	395	#281
1941	395	#291
1942	435	#290
1943	366	#319
1944	333	#332
1945	287	#351
1946	355	#343
1947	445	#324
1948	427	#325
1949	392	#340
1950	437	#325
1951	446	#324
1952	500	#318
1953	487	#319
1954	568	#303
1955	578	#302
1956	650	#289
1957	724	#281
1958	627	#301
1959	710	#295
1960	663	#300
1961	754	#282
1962	716	#285
1963	783	#275
1964	694	#301
1965	662	#291
1966	605	#302
1967	639	#287
1968	520	#336
1969	542	#335
1970	594	#325
1971	530	#347
1972	539	#331
1973	512	#334
1974	550	#323
1975	548	#324
1976	555	#318
1977	576	#324
1978	535	#327
1979	548	#334
1980	601	#318
1981	583	#328
1982	608	#318
1983	617	#316
1984	572	#329
1985	640	#318
1986	563	#340
1987	627	#329
1988	648	#333
1989	706	#329
1990	739	#334
1991	772	#327
1992	761	#334
1993	745	#338
1994	712	#346
1995	714	#343
1996	776	#333
1997	886	#307
1998	944	#303
1999	937	#307
2000	991	#303
2001	1,046	#286
2002	1,085	#278
2003	1,159	#270
2004	1,218	#269
2005	1,294	#257
2006	1,314	#260
2007	1,338	#259
2008	1,201	#283
2009	1,148	#286
2010	1,157	#290
2011	1,121	#298
2012	1,066	#311
2013	1,120	#308
2014	1,105	#316
2015	1,207	#299
2016	1,049	#329
2017	1,030	#333
2018	1,013	#330
2019	1,058	#317
2020	1,055	#313
2021	1,047	#316
2022	1,068	#313
2023	1,116	#299
2024	1,170	#286