Angles
Angles is an English name meaning "the people of Anglia".
Name Census estimates that about 56 living Americans carry the first name Angles. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Angles today is around 57 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Angles births was 1967 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Angles. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Angles. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
56
~ 1 in 6,120,613 Americans
Peak year
1967
8 babies that year
Average age
57
years old
1976 SSA rank
#8,205
Tracked since 1960
Census
Angles in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 103 people with the first name Angles, which placed it at #53,018 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#53,018
National first-name rank
People counted
103
103 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
55.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Angles
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angles is Hispanic at 55.3%. The next largest groups are Black (28.2%) and White (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Angles described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Angles at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino55.3% · 57
- Black or African American28.2% · 29
- White10.7% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.8% · 6
Popularity
Angles: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Angles from the 1960s through to the 1970s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 37 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Angles remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Angles by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Angles during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Angles
The name Angles has its origins in the Old English language and is derived from the word "Angle", which referred to the Germanic tribe that settled in parts of what is now England during the 5th and 6th centuries. This tribe, along with the Saxons and Jutes, played a significant role in the formation of the English language and culture.
The name Angles is closely tied to the history of the Anglo-Saxons, who were a cultural group that emerged from the union of the Angles and Saxon tribes. The term "Anglo-Saxon" itself is a combination of the words "Angle" and "Saxon", reflecting the intertwined histories of these two groups.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Angles can be found in the historical work "Ecclesiastical History of the English People" by the Venerable Bede, a renowned English monk and scholar who lived in the 7th and 8th centuries. Bede's work provides valuable insights into the early history of the Angles and their settlement in Britain.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Angles. One such figure was Angles the Soissonnais, a Frankish noble and military leader who lived in the 5th century. He played a crucial role in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which marked a turning point in the conflict between the Franks and the Gallo-Romans.
Another notable Angles was Angles of Auxerre, a Frankish monk and scholar who lived in the 9th century. He is known for his contributions to the study of canon law and his influential work, "Collectio Canonum".
In the realm of literature, Angles Silius Italicus was a Roman poet and author who lived during the 1st century AD. His epic poem "Punica" chronicled the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage and is considered one of the most significant works of Latin poetry from that era.
Moving to more recent times, Angles Pitou was a French revolutionary and military leader who played a prominent role during the French Revolution in the late 18th century. He is remembered for his participation in the storming of the Bastille and his service in the French Revolutionary Wars.
Finally, Angles Weddinge was a German architect and urban planner who lived in the early 20th century. He is best known for his contributions to the design and development of modern cities, particularly in Germany and the Netherlands.
These are just a few examples of individuals who have borne the name Angles throughout history, highlighting its deep roots and connections to various cultures and historical events.
People
Angles + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Angles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Angles: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Angles?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 56 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Angles going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,120,613 US residents.
Is Angles a common name?
We classify Angles as "Very Rare". It ranks above 56% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 65 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Angles most popular?
The single biggest year for Angles was 1967, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Angles is about 57 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Angles in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 103 people with the name Angles, or 0.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #53,018 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Angles in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Angles?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Angles leans strongly female. 89 people counted with this name were female (84.0%), compared with 17 male bearers (16.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Angles?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angles is Hispanic at 55.3%. The next largest groups are Black (28.2%) and White (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Angles most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Angles in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.3% (57 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Angles in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Angles a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Angles in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Angles still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Angles in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Angles can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Angles?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.