Angelo

Meaning: Messenger
Origin: Italian (from Greek) — From Greek angelos via the doublet Angel

Nicknames: Ange

Boy's name · #304 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Angelo is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1914, when it ranked #146. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 86,000 boys since 1881, ranked #304 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#259 in Ecuador (2025) · #304 in Switzerland (2025) · #334 in France (2025) · #446 in Poland (2025) · #470 in Austria (2025) · #564 in England & Wales (2025) · #578 in Ireland (2025) · #626 in Belgium (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #496 in Canada (2024).

Famous Angelos

Angelo Scola — Cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop Emeritus of Milan
Angelo Ogbonna — Italian footballer
Angelo Peruzzi — Italian association football player
Angelo Secchi — Italian astronomer
Angelo Bagnasco — Catholic cardinal

In stories & tradition

Angelo Rosetta — Home and Away (TV series)
Angelo — Measure for Measure
Angelo Palazzi^pt — Thunderball (book)

What Angelos become

Among 2,514 notable people named Angelo:

Artists & writers appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Angelo Badalamenti, American composer (1937–2022).

Similar names: Dominick · Andy · Dangelo · Eugene · Carlo · Rocco

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